![This is a short eared elephant shrew. They are usually found in grassland or marshes. Their diet consists of grasshoppers, slugs, and spiders and eat 75% of their body weight every day! This is a short eared elephant shrew. They are usually found in grassland or marshes. Their diet consists of grasshoppers, slugs, and spiders and eat 75% of their body weight every day!](https://i.redd.it/moeqpw8pnas31.jpg)
This is a short eared elephant shrew. They are usually found in grassland or marshes. Their diet consists of grasshoppers, slugs, and spiders and eat 75% of their body weight every day!
![Short-eared Elephant Shrew / (Macroscelides proboscideus) / Round-eared Elephant Shrew Stock Photo - Alamy Short-eared Elephant Shrew / (Macroscelides proboscideus) / Round-eared Elephant Shrew Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DTRWMN/short-eared-elephant-shrew-macroscelides-proboscideus-round-eared-DTRWMN.jpg)
Short-eared Elephant Shrew / (Macroscelides proboscideus) / Round-eared Elephant Shrew Stock Photo - Alamy
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute - Our baby short-eared elephant shrew is yawning for the camera! The short-eared elephant shrew is the smallest of the 17 living species of elephant
![Short-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus), native to Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, captive, Bavaria, Germany - SuperStock Short-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus), native to Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, captive, Bavaria, Germany - SuperStock](https://www.superstock.com/cdn/1848/Comp/1848-805920.jpg)