The Tiny Elephant Shrew Spotted Alive For The First Time In 50 Years

Apparently the elusive creatures stayed hide very well, since the explorers confirmed to an abundance of these animals in the area. Neither shrews nor elephants, the cute little things are also known as sengi and surprisingly (or not) they're related to elephants; and aardvarks and manatees as well. In fact, their noses reassembles an elephant's trunk. In miniature, of course. To track them down, the researchers used over 1,000 traps in 12 separated locations. Apparently a mix of peanut butter, oatmeal and yeast was responsible for the snegi's rediscovery.