Venomous mammal caught on camera

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7791989.stm


By Rebecca Morelle
Science reporter, BBC News

Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals has been captured by scientists.

Large, and with a long, thin snout, the Hispaniolan solenodon resembles an overgrown shrew; it can inject passing prey with a venom-loaded bite.

Little is known about the creature, which is found in the Caribbean, but it is under threat from deforestation, hunting and introduced species.

Researchers say conservation efforts are now needed.

The mammal was filmed in the summer of 2008 during a month-long expedition to the Dominican Republic - one of only two countries where this nocturnal, insect-eating animal (Solenodon paradoxus) can be found (the other is Haiti).

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They obviously have not met my ex-wife.

[PCIntern]

1. Oh...I thought it would be a video of you-know-who

from Alaska..

[Swamp Rat]

3. Sarah Palin is not a mammal

[Island Blue]

2. I was expecting a picture of Cheney. n/t