The Eastern Rock Elephant Shrew or Eastern Rock Sengi (Elephantulus myurus) is a species of elephant shrew in the Macroscelididae family. It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and rocky areas.
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The star-led Wizards haste with odours sweet . . .”
—John Milton (1608–1674)
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