Live Elephant Shrews at the Peabody Museum

Elephant shrews are neither elephants nor shrews. The 16 living species of elephant shrew all have relatively large ears and eyes, a rat-like hairless tail, and long, thin legs that make them speedy runners. This pair of brothers was born at the Smithsonians National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on February 4, 2007. Active most of the day, they spend their time foraging and gathering leaf litter for nests. In the wild, each elephant shrew can build six or seven nests in its home range, where it sleeps, cares fo