Elephant shrews are neither elephants nor shrews, and are more closely related to aardvarks Nicholas Rice is a Senior News Editor, Weekends for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an ...

Hopping around the forests and savannas of Africa, the lovable elephant shrews have stolen many a heart. Now, a team of researchers have finally resolved a long-standing suspicion within the sengi ...

The elephant shrew lives! That's the good news from scientists today as field researchers announced the rediscovery of the Somali sengi, a species that has been missing for 50 years. Thanks to a tip ...

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Long-nosed Cape rock elephant-shrews are fond of sticky treats, according to Dr. Petra Wester from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Her investigations show for the first time that the ...

A furry mammal with a trunk-like nose was caught scampering about in a remote African forest. This elephant shrew, a large one, is likely a new species. Conservationists studying the biodiversity of ...

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 ...