The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

The Christmas Island shrew is thought to be at least the third mammal species to go extinct on the island as a direct result ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, ...

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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 snouts to ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The National Zoo's Small Mammal House is home to two baby black and rufous giant elephant-shrews—also known as sengis. Newborn elephant-shrews ...

Hero shrews may be small mammals that look like rodents, but they're strong, mighty and live up to their name on the inside. Their interlocking spine is unlike anything researchers have ever seen in ...

Behold the giant elephant shrew, an African mammal about the size of a kitten. It has a long, ratlike tail, a fetching auburn coat and a long, twitching nose that makes it look like an anteater. Our ...