Twin sengi have been born... and they're completely adorable! 😍
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- MEET YOUR NEW FAVOURITE ANIMALS...
Two adorable African sengis have been born at the zoo.
The tiny twins - also known as round-eared elephant shrews - have been nicknamed Ping and Pong by zookeepers, as they are currently no bigger than table tennis balls.
Sengis grow to a maximum size of just four inches (10cm) and weigh no more than 45 grams. But, despite their small stature, the animals have an incredible genetic link to manatees, aardvarks and elephants.
Dave White, team manager of small mammals, said:
“They may be tiny but our new sengi duo are hugely fascinating creatures, whose closest living relative is eight thousand times their size. They were once thought to be linked to the shrew but their genetic makeup is actually closer to that of an elephant - the giveaway is their amazing trunk-like snout.
“Sengis are extremely energetic little critters and have a top speed of 18mph. If scaled up, they would actually be twice as quick as the world’s fastest land mammal - the cheetah. They’re incredibly charismatic and one of the very few mammals that pair up for life.
“Breeding these small mammals here gives us a rare opportunity to learn more intriguing details about their reproductive ecology and what makes these remarkable animals tick. Collecting information like this, and developing skills along the way, can be vital when it comes to assisting with the conservation of similar, highly threatened species, in the wild.”
Round-eared sengis are native to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa where they are found in a range of habitats including deserts, forests and savannahs.
There are nineteen different species of sengi, most of which very little is known. A new species was discovered by conservationists working in Namibia as recently as 2014.
The zoo's sengis can be found in its Secret World of the Okapi habitat.
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Please tell them I love them
Same
And tell your doggo I love her/him. 😘
I will thank you
@@cheriemistry2314Are you scared of misgendering a DOG? just say "it" lol.
@@bowlofkibble you mean a......crap I can't figure out!
That little yawn at 0:24 😍😍😍
Erin! I was not expecting to see your channel on this video :) I love elephant shrews too. Also your channel is so helpful for me and my hamsters.
I was reading a couple comments and thought ‘wait it yawns?’ then looked up just in time to catch the start of the yawn 😊
I know right❤
Take a closer look at that snout!!!
Sing for me!!
Take so many looks at that Snoot Snoots adorable snout
That meme is the only reson this was in my recommended
Their teeth look a bit elephant like too
No way…that yawn….he’s so cute that I can barely cope.
Perfectly round fluffs with snout!!!
I was waiting for the yawn. So cute. I needed this in my life today.
Its like someone stuck eyes on a cotton ball. There heaps cute.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT SNOUT
Who has disliked this video? That’s disrespectful asf man they’re cute little things:)
The beginning when the sengi baby comes out on the beat of the music... 0:01
edit: I'm here back to this video, 2 years later
Victoria Romero one of the greatest moments in cinematic history
Four years later
theyre sO CUTEe i'm getting aggressive
Joyce Li lmaoo me too
Elephant Shrew? I think I’ll just call it a Snibblesnout or something like that.
It's like god was trying to make it up to us for mosquitos
Wish I could hold and pet these little fellas!
Blink and he's gone! SO cute
It’s little snoot.. I can’t 😭
Shrew: _is a ferocious predator that has neurotoxic saliva and reflexes fast enough to take on scorpions_
Also Shrew: _is the most adorable ball of fur humans have been blessed to see_
These ain't shrews
They’re more closely related to elephants and manatees (sounds like a joke but the funniest part is it isn’t)
Yeah as other said, not true shrews! They're elephant shrews, which... aren't shrews. Weird naming, but it's because they were /thought/ to be shrews at first. They're not even related to actual shrews
Y'all armchair zoologists need to stop commenting please. My statement is nonetheless true, despite these animals not being biologically linked to true shrews.
Yes, I know that reading this makes you _want_ to comment even more. But I believe in you; your mother and father believe in you. You _can_ resist the urge.
@@D.H.1082 all i meant was these are not venomous but okay, thought it could be interesting to know, geez.
sorry but the bitter comment does earn you another notification 😔😔
I can't handle the cute.
Oh my gosh it’s so round
Take a closer look at that snout!
crying, jumping, etc. they are so cute 😭
0:32 was almost too much for my heart to handle
Their "trunk" is hilarious. Also the transition from resting to full speed was amazing.
Sengis are NOISY as HECK 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
Очень милые, просто как детская пушистая игрушка, прелесть...❤❤❤
This is officially my favorite video on the internet.
That little yawn awww 😭😭❤️
Ping & pong
SO ROUND
fluffy pebble i might have to add to my collection of fancies.
Tell them they're doing a good job
Haven't seen anything that cute since aayu or narus
If that baby was any more chill, it'd be in hibernation!
so amazingly beautifuuulllllll and cuteeeee aaaah aaaah aaah
If Hieronymous Bosch designed a cute plushie.❤
These things are so cute!! I want one now!!
Basically, they're pears with four legs.
cutness overload ❤
god they really just sit there like 🟤
BGMと共に登場→かわいい
あくび→かわいい
うとうと→かわいい
お母さんに蹴られる→かわいい
逃走→かわいい
あくびをしたときの顔が完全に象ですね。
the intro has a hidden voice over "Hi!imKevin! (stuff happened thats my dad) okgottogobye"
I approve the naming of this zoo.
Unreal so cute!
Omg. 😍😍😍😍 She must be a proud mama.
Unlike yours judging by that pfp
I did not expect shrews to be so fast
i am so in love with these little guys i wish i could have one
OMG that's adorable
I am taking a closer look at that snout!~
They are so cute
WHAT IS THIS SONG?
Same question
Hey Anett - The full song can be found here: www.premiumbeat.com/royalty_free_music/songs/glory-days
Many thanks, CZ
thank you!
The music is perfect.
AMAZING!
sooooooo cute 😍😍😍😍😍😀
Speedy fuzzball elephant cousin with little stick legs - could anything get any cuter?
Oh so cute 😍
Round snootlet
0:01 wHOOOOOSH
Little elephant 🐘 💕
That's their background music all the time even when they sleep. 😂😂😂
Lovely floof balls but why is the sound mix so loud?
So cuuuute!!!!! 😩😍🤗
You know what?
I like your bio
@@walterrising4276 thank you! 🤗
ale fajne kurła zwierzątka kurła ❤
poprawili mi humoru
Its a living pompom on stilts with a tail, I love it
Bro Sengis Are My Favourite Animal
I CANT FUCKING BREATHEJD
Tiny elephant mice lol
Let's name them dig and doug.
Day 4 of watching the initial 5 seconds on repeat. Send help.
Look at their cute nose🐁
They're trying so hard to be good lol!
So so so sweet. Cuter than Lucas the Spider
*#wow** Cute*
Is it edible
Cute and Quite Fast.
Aaaaagh!!! They need me lol!
Really cute😍😍😍
Literal fuzz ball
Two of them
bgm gooooood!!! so healing
So cute
At 0:07 is that the mom in the background?
All I saw was a poor little guy literally thrown in front of a camera, sitting there the whole time, and gets sand splashed in their face
Awww🥰😍😘
There so Cuuuuuuuutttttteeeee please can you let me know when the next dinosaurs exhibit
❤❤❤
SONG! I NEED TO KNOW THE SONG!
Same !
Hey! The song can be found here: www.premiumbeat.com/royalty_free_music/songs/glory-days
Thanks, CZ
What’s the song?
😍
Awww it's so cute wtf 💜💜
Man i want 70
lil shrew
❤
😃🥰🥰
Pleaaaase help me I really need to get one! Where can I find it?
im on TH-cam all darn day cuz I have a month of NO ADDS.
take a closer look at that smams......
I’m use my mommy phone and it’s cute ngl
привет бро
One of those is my logo
9GAG!! brought me here 😃