The short-eared elephant shrew, or sengi, is a small insect-eating mammal with a long, flexible snout that helps it sniff out bugs and other tiny prey. Despite their name, these curious creatures aren’t actually shrews at all. They’re more closely related to elephants, aardvarks, and manatees. Known for their speed and agility, they can sprint up to 18 miles per hour to escape predators. Fun fact: Short-eared elephant shrews build intricate networks of narrow trails through grass and underbrush,

This patient may be a LEAST Shrew (Cryptotis parva), but he's the MOST to us! ❤️ Despite looking rather mousey, Least Shrews are not rodents at all! These tiny mammals are in the order Eulipotyphla, and they are more closely related to Hedgehogs and Moles than any kind of rodent. In fact, most adult mice are far larger than a Least Shrew! Their eyes and ears are extremely small, indicating poor eyesight and hearing in this species. They make up for it with a keen sense of smell and sensitive whi