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Greater white-toothed shrew in Sunderland is deemed the first new mammal in Britain since the 1920s
2 years, 1 month ago

Greater white-toothed shrew in Sunderland is deemed the first new mammal in Britain since the 1920s

Daily Mail  

A Facebook picture of an unusual-looking animal caught by a cat has led to the discovery of the first non-native mammal to become established in the UK since the 1920s. A Facebook picture of an unusual-looking animal caught by a cat has led to the discovery of the first non-native mammal to become established in the UK since the 1920s …

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Learning from new life forms
2 years, 2 months ago

Learning from new life forms

The Hindu  

The Geological era that we live in is called the anthropocene. Many new species are found in biodiversity hotspots that are heaven for snakes and mosquitos, but are not very hospitable to humans. Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata found a new species of shrew on the island of Narcondam, a part of the Union Territory of Andaman …

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New mammal species discovered in India, characterised by dense fur, thick darker tail
3 years, 7 months ago

New mammal species discovered in India, characterised by dense fur, thick darker tail

India Today  

A new species of mammal has been discovered in the Andaman islands by scientists from the Zoological Survey of India. "We performed both morphological and molecular assessments to confirm a new shrew species from the volcanic Narcondam Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, which is described as Crocidura narcondamica," the research paper added. The latest addition Researchers said that …

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Tiny elephant shrew reappears in two countries after five decades of being thought lost
4 years, 3 months ago

Tiny elephant shrew reappears in two countries after five decades of being thought lost

Firstpost  

Though the Somali elephant shrew was thought to be a lost species, locals of East Africa identified the animal easily in pictures. The tiny Somali sengi, also called the Somali elephant shrew, was thought to have been lost forever after not being sighted for more than 50 years. Steven Heritage, a Duke University Lemur Center researcher who travelled to Djibouti …

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Tiny Elephant Shrew, Thought to be Missing for 50 Years, Finally Spotted in Africa
4 years, 4 months ago

Tiny Elephant Shrew, Thought to be Missing for 50 Years, Finally Spotted in Africa

News 18  

For half a century scientists feared that the Somali elephant shrew had vanished from the face of the Earth. "Our interviews with local nomadic and pastoralist people indicated that they see sengis regularly and we were consistently told the same common name," said Houssein Rayaleh, of Association Djibouti Nature, who was on the team. The team also included global elephant …

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