Tiny mammal rediscovered in Africa

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 - 4:56pm

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A tiny mammal called the Somali sengi, which had not been documented by scientists for 50 years, has been rediscovered in Djibouti. Host Marco Werman speaks to Steven Heritage, the lead author of the study and a research scientist at Duke University's Lemur Center.

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