U No Hispanic solenodonte shown to visitors for the first time images (above) released this week by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust , based in the UK The animal conservation group captured during a survey of species in the Dominican Republic. After taking DNA samples and video footage, the team left the solenodonte recaptured in the wild. The animal, much like a shrew, also secretes venom through specialized teeth. It is one of the few living mammals that use poison as a mechanism defense, the other species that use it are the true shrew and platypus.
S and thinks the Hispanic solenodonte is the latest in a line of early mammals that came near the end of the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The species, which is part of the Red List of endangered species prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ), has become increasingly rare in its range in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The population is declining due to loss their natural habitat, hunting and introduced predators like mongooses, dogs and cats in the Caribbean.
S and thinks the Hispanic solenodonte is the latest in a line of early mammals that came near the end of the reign of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. The species, which is part of the Red List of endangered species prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ), has become increasingly rare in its range in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The population is declining due to loss their natural habitat, hunting and introduced predators like mongooses, dogs and cats in the Caribbean.
Source: National Geographic
Video: A. Hall & G. Guida / Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
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