Black and rufous giant elephant-shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi)

Description:

Description: While most of the small elephant-shrews are active primarily at dawn and dusk (the technical word is crepuscular), the giant elephant-shrews are diurnal%u2014active during most of the day. At the Zoo, you will see our giants foraging for crickets and mealworms, and gathering simulated leaf litter to form the nests that they rest in at night. Date: 8 November 2008, 16:03. Source: Black and rufous giant elephant-shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi). Author: Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA.