The discovery of a New Species of Giant Elephant Rat

Rat trunked like elephant. Researchers have discovered species of giant elephant rat. “This is believed to be a new giant species, otherwise known as elephant musk rat (Macroscelidea),” conservationists from the Zoological Society of London and scientists Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) said in a statement. Read also: Sex Life of the Weird Spiders.
Researchers have gained the rat-sized animal images, with camera traps in the woods Boni-Dodori along the northeast coast of Kenya, as they research biodiversity. “When the DNA samples had been collected, we will perform the genetic analysis is needed to determine whether this is indeed a new species of mouse the elephant,” said Galen Rathbun of the California Academy of Sciences.
Forty years ago forests still cover 12 percent of Kenya. But now living 1.7 percent. Greed is not responsible and blamed mismanagement which resulted in degradation. Animals were more like the elephant and not the mice, although the small size and get the name because his nose is long and flexible to reach food. Related: Koala From Extinct, Activists Trying Ko Save.