What Exactly is: Elephant Shrew and How They Contradict Their Anatomy

Elephant shrew (ordo Macroscelidea), also known as sengi, is an animal from Africa. They share many characteristics with shrews, but are they related? And do they have any relation with elephant at all? We’ll find out.
0:00 Opening Thought
0:27 General Information
1:44 Characteristics
2:43 Ecology and Life History
4:09 Contradiction
5:14 Rediscovery of a lost species
References
Rathbun, G.B. (2009). Why is there discordant diversity in sengi (Mammalia: Afrotheria: Macroscelidea) taxonomy and ecology? African Journal of Ecology, 47(1), 1-13. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2...
Kaufman, J. A., Turner, G. H., Holroyd, P. A., Rovero, F., & Grossman, A. (2013). Brain volume of the newly-discovered species Rhynchocyon udzungwensis (Mammalia: Afrotheria: Macroscelidea): implications for encephalization in sengis. PloS one, 8(3), e58667. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.....
Springer, M.S. (2022). Afrotheria. Current Biology, 32(5), R205-R210. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.02....
Heritage, S., Rayaleh, H., Awaleh, D. G., & Rathbun, G. B. (2020). New records of a lost species and a geographic range expansion for sengis in the Horn of Africa. PeerJ, 8, e9652. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9652.
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[@Charchar0527]

Thank you for the content it is informative and entertaining. I watch with my grand children whenever you post.😊

[@catherine_404]

Elephant shrews are adorable! And learning about them makes them even more dear at to my heart ❤️