The Somali elephant shrew has been rediscovered! With no sightings for over fifty years, it had been
The Somali elephant shrew has been rediscovered! With no sightings for over fifty years, it had been placed on Global Wildlife Conservation’s list of lost species. But, good news: it was found just last week in Djibouti, a country in the Horn of Africa. Elephant shrews, comprised of nineteen species, may resemble mice but are actually closely related to aardvarks, manatees, and elephants. Images from: Thomas Pennant’s History of quadrupeds. London : printed for B. & J. White…, 1793.Call Number: QL703 .P4 1793Catalog Record: https://bit.ly/2pRXrXm -- source link
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