Elephant SHEWS (MACROSCELIDAE)

7 South African species



  • secretive behaviour
  • terrestrial mammals
  • long legs; hind legs >front legs; adapted to jumping
  • long snouts for foraging
  • larges eyes
  • long rat-like tail
  • clear and maintain complex trail networks to traverse their terrotories easily and quickly, to escape potential predators

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