#elephant shrews

[rslashrats]

this thang is named Proboscis Puppy

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Mammals

Afroinsectivora. This order contains small mammals that eat insects, such as the tenrec, golden mole, and the elephant shrew, which is more closely related to elephants than to actual shrews.

Sirenia. This order is made up of sea cows, the dugong and manatee.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[antiqueanimals]

Brehm's Tierleben. Written by Alfred Brehm. Illustration by Gustav Mützel. 1900 edition.

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[kurtmckinnon]

[Sauce: https://mobile.twitter.com/KatieGoldin/status/1549779452242034690]

[snototter]

A rufous elephant shrew (Galegeeska rufescens) in Cologne Zoological Gardens, Germany

by Safi Kok

[kitkirp]

I AM ELEPHANT SHREWS BIGGEST FAN IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE FIGHT ME

[eggpriest]

snout beast animals that look like this top contenders:

[jitterbugbear]

here to lift thy spirits

[amnhnyc]

Behold the black and rufous elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi)! Despite its diminutive size, this critter is more closely related to elephants than it is to shrews. It’s also distantly related to manatees, dugongs, and hyraxes. It uses its long snout to scoop up worms, ants, termites, roots, berries, and shoots to eat. To move around its territory, this fast-moving mammal creates networks of foraging trails, which also serve as escape routes from predators.

Photo: B kimmel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 

[will0wisps]

SHOUT OUT TO CRITTERS!!! gotta be the best type of animal fr

just look at these guys

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Mammals

Tubulidentata. This order is made up of aardvarks, medium-sized mammals with long snouts that feed on ants and termites.

Afroinsectivora. This order contains small mammals that eat insects, such as the tenrec, golden mole, and the elephant shrew, which is more closely related to elephants than to actual shrews.

[mammalianmammals]

Four-toed Elephant Shrew aka Four-toed Sengi (Petrodromus tetradactylus), family Macroscelididae, order Macroscelidea, Gorongosa National Park, Mosambique

photograph by Piotr Naskrecki

[antiqueanimals]

Mammals. Written and illustrated by Beverly Armstrong. 1988.

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[nightmaresyrup]

Elephant SHROO!

Are they monogamous? The sillyness of snouted orbs dancing together followed by a snuggle feels kinda romantic?

[greelin]

no fucking way