Round-Eared Elephant Shrew: The Desert’s Living Dumpling
Someone took a mouse, gave it an elephant’s nose, wrapped it in velvet, and forgot to tell it which animal it’s supposed to be. These little creatures zip across desert sands on tippy-toes. Perfect circles for ears sit on top of their round heads like satellite dishes. Two bright eyes peer out above that long, wiggly nose. Sand dunes get hot, so they stayed small and plump to keep their temperature just right.