Scientists working in the Horn of Africa have documented the existence of a remarkable little mammal called the Somali elephant shrew -- or Somali sengi -- for the first time since the 1970s.

For more than 50 years, the mouse-size Somali sengi was thought to be a lost species. Turns out, it wasn't. Researchers recently spotted the Somali sengi, a kind of elephant shrew, not in Somalia — ...

In fact, they are some of the rarest animals ever seen in the UK—because they've never lived there before. Although the tiny ...

Barely known and never seen, elephant shrews baffle even the zoologists. With their stilt-like legs and long mobile trunk, joined to the body of a large shrew with a golden bottom, they certainly ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The National Zoo's Small Mammal House is home to two baby black and rufous giant elephant-shrews—also known as sengis. Newborn elephant-shrews ...

Behold the giant elephant shrew, an African mammal about the size of a kitten. It has a long, ratlike tail, a fetching auburn coat and a long, twitching nose that makes it look like an anteater. Our ...

According to Sheriff Chuck Havard, the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Highway 62, just north of County Road 826 in south Jasper County. Havard said that Hwy 62 will be shut down for awhile. The ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Jackson said the species and its forest habitat should be celebrated and protected. [Courtesy] Scientists have ...

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