![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://preview.redd.it/6n5jvvcvrbs31.jpg?auto=webp&s=3144cd75f8083c271514bb4a981437d0f07ef178)
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 or Round-eared Elephant Shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus), South Africa Stock Photo - Alamy Short-eared Elephant Shrew or Round-eared Elephant Shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus), South Africa Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E0HT82/short-eared-elephant-shrew-or-round-eared-elephant-shrew-macroscelides-E0HT82.jpg)
Short-eared Elephant Shrew or Round-eared Elephant Shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus), South Africa Stock Photo - Alamy
![short-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus), portrait, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. BWI-B052248 | agefotostock short-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides proboscideus), portrait, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. BWI-B052248 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/8774e4830b69633bc046d07d769c8848/bwi-b052248.jpg)