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Missing for over 50 years: Long-lost elephant shrew resurfaces in Africa – USA TODAY
Researchers found the Somali sengi in the neighboring Republic of Dijbouti — where the mouse-size creature has been quietly thriving.
Last seen in the 1970s, the Somali elephant shrew or Somali sengi has recently been rediscovered in Djibouti.
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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, according to researchers in a peer-reviewed study published last week in the journal PeerJ.
“While the species is historically documented as endemic to Somalia, these new records are fro…
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