Meet the Giant Elephant Shrew | National Geographic

the animal is just waking up under this

the animal is just waking up under this pile of leaves is they know what’s the

pile of leaves is they know what’s the

pile of leaves is they know what’s the right phrase amusingly eccentric meet

right phrase amusingly eccentric meet

right phrase amusingly eccentric meet the giant elephant true at home here on

the giant elephant true at home here on

the giant elephant true at home here on the forest floor in Africa’s Congo River

the forest floor in Africa’s Congo River

the forest floor in Africa’s Congo River Basin why eccentric let’s start with a

Basin why eccentric let’s start with a

Basin why eccentric let’s start with a name

name

name this giant is 6 inches high and weighs

this giant is 6 inches high and weighs

this giant is 6 inches high and weighs between 3 and 4 ounces the words giant

between 3 and 4 ounces the words giant

between 3 and 4 ounces the words giant and elephant may both refer to its long

and elephant may both refer to its long

and elephant may both refer to its long and highly mobile nose which it uses to

and highly mobile nose which it uses to

and highly mobile nose which it uses to search for insects to suffer giant

search for insects to suffer giant

search for insects to suffer giant elephant shrews are mammals that have

elephant shrews are mammals that have

elephant shrews are mammals that have one baby at a time

one baby at a time

this baby is hungry and wants to suckle

this baby is hungry and wants to suckle but this baby and this mother can’t seem

but this baby and this mother can’t seem

but this baby and this mother can’t seem to figure it out

the female giant elephant Roe is in

the female giant elephant Roe is in charge of making the next usually a

charge of making the next usually a

charge of making the next usually a modest mound of leaves piled in a

modest mound of leaves piled in a

modest mound of leaves piled in a shallow depression in the ground of

shallow depression in the ground of

shallow depression in the ground of course first she has to clear the site

course first she has to clear the site

course first she has to clear the site this she does with risk efficiency

briston effective efficiency too brisk

briston effective efficiency too brisk she clears Gee Gee uh risk efficiency

she clears Gee Gee uh risk efficiency

she clears Gee Gee uh risk efficiency there I knew she’d get it done now she

there I knew she’d get it done now she

there I knew she’d get it done now she goes about creating the nest as her baby

goes about creating the nest as her baby

goes about creating the nest as her baby watches

watches

watches when life tosses a branch in your half

when life tosses a branch in your half

when life tosses a branch in your half don’t fear it