The name of this kind of mouse is the Golden-tailed Elephant Shrew. Why does such a weird name come from? Let me tell you slowly. First of all, the golden tail. The meaning is obvious. The beautiful golden tail distinguishes it from other members of the elephant shrew family.

Before I introduce the Golden-tailed Elephant Shrew, I need to introduce it first. The word shrew, shrew (qújīng), is the name of the animal in the picture above. Legend has it that it appeared in the animation god "Black Cat Sheriff" many years ago in China. The author has forgotten it, but everyone says so. , I don’t know if anyone else has any impression. This guy looks like a mouse, but with a pointy nose.

As for the elephant shrew, its trunk is even more pointed. From the two pictures above and below, you can clearly see that this elephant has a properly lifted trunk...

Creatures like elephant shrews are mainly found in African forest shrubs. They lick the ground among fallen leaves in search of food. They are similar to anteaters. They rely on their tongues to lick various insects and small animals in the jungle, such as termites, spiders, centipedes, and millipedes. Bugs and earthworms are their favorites.

And the most beautiful golden-tailed elephant shrew Distributed in the jungles of Kenya, although they look like mice, they do not have as strong a reproductive capacity as mice. They have several litters a year, but only 1-3 in one litter. In addition, they are very loyal and monogamous. System, it is currently critically endangered due to human logging activities.