It may look like a mouse, but it’s actually related to an elephant. Meet the adorable Etendeka round-eared sengi, a newly discovered species of “elephant shrew” that lives in an isolated ...

Elephant shrews used to be considered members of the Soricidae family, to which true shrews belong. But since the 1990s, its been known that they evolved separately.

For over 50 years, the Somali sengi (or elephant shrew) has been considered a "lost species" — until now.. The furry, mouse-sized creature with a trunk-like nose is still very much alive ...

This elephant shrew, a large one, is likely a new species. A furry mammal with a trunk-like nose was caught scampering about in a remote African forest. IE 11 is not supported.

A new species of mammal has been discovered in the mountains of Tanzania, scientists report. The bizarre-looking creature, dubbed Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, is a type of giant elephant shrew, or sengi ...

A little-known mammal related to an elephant but as small as a mouse has been rediscovered in Africa after 50 years of obscurity. The last scientific record of the "lost species" of elephant shrew ...

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.

Despite its tiny size, the sengi—also known as the elephant shrew—is more closely related to elephants than actual shrews! Found across Africa, these fast-moving creatures use their long ...

A new species of elephant shrew, or round-eared segni, called the Macroscelides micus has been discovered in the Namib desert. The discovery of the mammal has been detailed by researchers from the ...

The mouse-size Somali sengi — a kind of elephant shrew with a pointy nose and large, adorable eyes — was thought to be a lost species. Researchers recently spotted the creature in Djibouti.