Friday, October 05, 2007

Elephant Shrew Pups

The Denver Zoo has a new pair of black-and-rufous giant elephant shrew pups on display, hand-reared due to the mother's lack of interest. From the news:

"Weasley weighs more than 150 grams and Potter weighs more than 200 grams. When they are fully grown each will weigh a little more than a pound and be a bit more than eight inches long with an eight tail.

"These shrews are the largest of the 15 different species of giant elephant shrews. They are considered vulnerable because loss of their habitat in southeaster Kenya and eastern Tanzania."

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