Friday, February 1st 2008
Lovely new shrews
No it’s not a typo.
This bizarre-looking creature, dubbed Rhynochocyon udzungwensis (catchy name), is a recently discovered type of giant elephant shrew.
The cat-sized animal, which is reported in the Journal of Zoology, looks like a cross between a miniature antelope and a small anteater.
It has a grey face, a long, flexible snout, a bulky, amber body, a jet-black rump and it stands on spindly legs.
He looks cool but needs a better name. How long before he becomes the next ‘must-have’ family pet?
Posted by Richard on Friday 1st of February 2008 at 12:08pm
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