day one-hundred-and-seventy-two - tree shrew

it's a shrew that lives in the trees

© jem barratt

there are tonnes of them at adelaide zoo. so much so that they kind of seem like they're only there to fill the gaps. yep, that's how i feel about you tree shrews. enjoy.

also i saw one eat its own excrement. charming animals.

xj

day thirty-four - sengi

or elephant shrew.

© jem barratt

you should look them up because they are very cute, and most have more trunk-ish noses than mine. more than anything though you should go buy 'life of mammals' and watch the insectivore ep, because sir attenborough messes with one.

in a scientific way.

xj