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The endangered golden-rumped elephant shrew has seen its population in a Kenyan forest reserve increase by 52% in a decade, upending researchers’ fears of extinction due to hunting and habitat loss.
Most mammals take one of two approaches to survive the winter: they either hibernate, slowing their bodies to a near standstill, or they bulk up with extra fat to burn when food runs low. Then there’s ...
An elephant shrew that was considered a "lost species" for more than 50 years has resurfaced. According to researchers in a peer-reviewed study published in PeerJ last week, the Somali sengi was last ...
SAN FRANCISCO (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Photographers made history by capturing an adorable little critter on camera for the first time ever. The elusive creature is called the Mount Lyell Shrew, and ...