Published 6 October 2018 Saturday magazine, Nation newspaper
Above: Copyright Nobert Rottcher -Golden-rumped elephant shrew in Arabuko-Sokoke forest
When friends in Malindi announced they were off to Arabuko-Sokoke forest I was on it – and for one sole reason – to look for the ‘only to be found here in the world’ animal, the Golden-rumped elephant shrew.
On reaching the ancient forest that’s just meters from the Indian Ocean, l’d missed the early morning birders who had wandered off into the forest at the crack of dawn. Undaunted and in need of a good walk, l strode off in search of the sengi that is now the new name for the shrew.
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