New species of mouse-like creature with 'elephant trunk' discovered
New species of mouse-like creature with 'elephant trunk' discovered
A mouse-like creature with an elephant’s “trunk” has been discovered in a remote desert in Namibia.
The new species is known as an “elephant shrew” and is a type of round-eared sengi.
The tiny creature is the smallest known member of the sengi family with a body just 9cm long and despite its size, is more closely related to elephants, manatees and aardvarks than to shrews.
It was discovered by researchers from the California Academy of Sciences during research on their cousins in southwestern Africa.
More:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/new-species-of-mouselike-creature-with-elephant-trunk-discovered-9566297.html
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love it, LMS. 
Much squeee!
Seems odd. 
