Cool Animal of the Day: The Elephant Shrew

Man, look at the snout on the Elephant Shrew. Dude had a beak like you read about. Anyway, get this – Elephant Shrews are not even shrews and in fact are more closely related to elephants. They also make a series of cleared pathways through the undergrowth and spend their day patrolling them for insect life. If disturbed, the pathway provides an obstacle-free escape route. Elephant shrews be smart. They also are monogamous and live in pairs, but the partners do not care much for each other and their sole purpose of even associating with the opposite sex is for reproduction. Sounds like some couples I know. Anywho, Elephant Shrew.