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Round-eared elephant shrew / Round-eared sengi (Macroscelides proboscideus), family Macroscelidae (elephant shrews)
Dierenpark Zie-ZOO, taken in October 2024 (first two photos) and January 2025 (rest)
#animals#zoo#zoo photography#nature#round-eared elephant shrew#round-eared sengi#Macroscelides proboscideus#macroscelidae#elephant shrews#dierenpark zie-zoo#fighting for my life out here. couldn't remember the species and for some reason it was missing from the zoo's animal list#luckily ol reliable worked out for me (googling the zoo name and an approximation of species and looking for photos by other photographers)
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For all the inquirers in the comments, this is an elephant shrew; family Macroscelidae.
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PROBOSCÍDEOS EN MINIATURA
LOS MACROSCÉLIDOS ( MACROSCELIDAE ) CONSTITUYEN PROBABLEMENTE EL ÁPICE EVOLUTIVO DE LOS INSECTÍVOROS, JUICIO QUE NO SÓLO DERIVA DE SU ESTRUCTURA, SINO TAMBIÉN DEL HECHO DE PRESENTAR GRAN NÚMERO DE ADAPTACIONES QUE LES PERMITEN LA COLONIZACIÓN DE AMBIENTES ÁRIDOS Y UN TIPO DE ACTIVIDAD ” AL DESCUBIERTO” Y DIURNA, HECHO REALMENTE EXCEPCIONAL PARA LOS INSECTÍVOROS. LOS MACROSCÉLIDOS TIENEN LA…
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