Tom Larson Black-eared Elephant Shrew pads black. Hind feet - foot twice as long as forefoot, 5 toes with black claws, 1st toe well upon side of foot and smaller than others, short light brown hairs on foot and toes, leg shorter than foot. Mmmme - 6 Own Notes I collected these shrews 7 miles East of Port Nolloth, Namqualand, in the Desert. This southern extension of the Namib Desert is a coastal area which extends inland to mountains about 15 to 20 miles from the coast. The locality where I collected was composed of open, treeless sandy, undulating country. There were drifting sand dunes overgrown with scattered succulent plants and small bushes. The Shrews made their nests in the stick piles made by a species of Myonomyx. The shrews also dig holes under small bushes. They are active in early morning. You can see them darting swiftly about at any time of the day. They run rapidly with hack in the act from bush to