Analyses of the fossilized remains of the jaws and teeth of a shrew discovered ... it as "giant". Compared with a modern, large-sized member of the Soricidae family, such as the water shrew ...

The photos of this mysterious giant elephant-shrew were sent to expert Dr. Galen Rathbun, who has studied the sengi (or elephant-shrew) for over thirty years; after examining the photos he ...

The researchers describe , Dolinasorex glyphodon, as "giant." Its reached only ... of the same family of insect-eating shrews (the Soricidae), such as the water shrew (Neomys fodiens) which ...

Researchers first sighted the elephant-shrew (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) in 2005, but not until recently did they confirm the animal as a new species of giant sengi. They filmed the cat-size ...

A bizarre creature found in the Tanzanian mountains has been named as a new species of giant elephant shrew. The strange mammal, which looks like a cross between an ant eater and a miniature ...

Elephant shrews are divided into two categories: giant elephant shrews and small, soft furred elephant shrews. The newfound creature is similar in size to the other four known giant elephant shrews.

Researchers first sighted the elephant-shrew (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) in 2005, but not until recently did they confirm the animal as a new species of giant sengi. They filmed the cat-size ...

Botanists have discovered that the giant montane pitcher plant of Borneo has a pitcher the exact same size as a tree shrew's body. But it is not this ... growing pitchers that can hold two litres of ...

Celebrate Earth Day by revisiting stories about the museum’s research on a bevy of bizarre and wonderful creatures Jack Tamisiea The discovery of Asian giant hornets in Washington State in 2020 ...

One of the world's rarest mammals, that looks like a giant shrew and has a venomous bite - the Hispaniolan solenodon - has been filmed for the first time in the Dominican Republic. Like an ...

The proud parents are black-and-rufous giant elphant-shrews, native to the forests of Kenya and Tanzania, where they are endangered because of encroaching populations. In the past, this species ...

Rathbun had planned their trip for the dry season but the rains came early making the shrew harder to spot. The size of the sengi also posed a problem as the traps that were brought proved too small ...