Sunday, 15 March 2009
New animal seen in Tanzania
A new creature has been discovered in the mountains of the African country Tanzania. It’s name is Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, it’s the size of a cat and looks like a cross between a tiny antelope and a small ant eater.The mammal has a grey face, a long, flexible snout, a tubby, amber-colored body, a jet-black behind and it stands on spindly legs.It weight 700g and measuring about 30cm in length.The creature is a type of giant elephant shrew or sengi and lives on insects that it flicks up with its long nose.
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