New mammal discovered

[zuludelta]

Odd-looking little bugger

Despite the name, it's actually more closely related to sea cows than shrews.

[Pyroclasm]

Very cool!  Thanks for posting this, ZD.

[Tomm Troyy]

Fascinating -thank you!  :)

[thalaw2]

I wonder if it tastes like chicken....I can't get the pic to work.

[GGiant]

It's nice to see animal life is progressing ages and ages after they're endangered. ;)
Thank for this news! :D

[Lunarman]

Man they're ugly. I wouldn't want to be one of those :P

[zuludelta]

I wonder if it tastes like chicken....I can't get the pic to work.

Maybe the Chinese government's filtering the site and doesn't want you seeing pictures of elephant shrews and thinking all sorts of subversive thoughts :lol:

Let me help you out with a pic:

[ow_tiobe_sb]

I wonder if it tastes like chicken.

Sheesh!  What a typical carnivorous response! (j/k, thalaw ;))

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[Uncle Yuan]

I wonder if it tastes like chicken.

No, they taste like manatee.

[gengoro]

I wonder if it tastes like chicken.

No, they taste like manatee.

Manatee gives me gas. :(

[djfredski]

wow!

[MJB]

I wonder if it tastes like chicken.

No, they taste like manatee.

Everything tastes like chicken if you add enough BBQ sauce.

-MJB

[Gremlin]

I wonder if it tastes like chicken.

No, they taste like manatee.

Everything tastes like chicken if you add enough BBQ sauce.

-MJB

No, I think that just makes everything taste like barbecue sauce.