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	The Haitian or Hispaniolan Solenodon / Solenodon paradoxus
		Solenodon paradoxus, also known as the Hispaniolan Solenodon, is only found on the island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and was unknown to science until 1833, when it was first described by Brandt.
		Solenodons eat a wide variety of animals, like arthropods, worms and snails, as well as small reptiles; they may also feed on roots, fruits and foliage (however, a study found that solenodons refused all forms of vegetation).
		Solenodons in captivity have been seen to bathe often and to drink only when bathing.
	www.geocities.com /cuyaya/solenen.html (954 words)

	Solenodontidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The two living solenodon species are the Cuban Solenodon (Atopogale cubana) of Cuba and the Haitian or Hispaniolan Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) of Hispaniola (island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti).
		The Marcano's Solenodon (Solenodon marcanoi) went extinct in the Holocene.
		Solenodons have a few intriguing traits, two of them being the position of the teats (2) on female, almost on the buttocks of the animal, and the second being the venomous saliva that flows from modified salivary glands in the mandible through grooves on the second lower incisors (Solenodon derives from the Greek "grooved tooth").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Solenodon (313 words)

	Animal Info - Haitian Solenodon
		The Haitian solenodon is mainly nocturnal, hiding during the day in rock clefts, hollow trees, or burrows which it excavates itself.
		The 1 or 2 young in a litter are born in a nesting burrow.
		The most significant threats to the Haitian solenodon appear to be the continuing loss of its forest habitat and predation by introduced cats and dogs, especially by dogs in the vicinity of settlements.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/solepara.htm (691 words)

	Solenodon
		Solenodons eat a wide variety of animal and plant foods, such as insects, worms and small invertebrates generally, as well as small reptiles.
		Haitian solenodon; this primitive insectivore is still present in areas of stony forest in the northeastern area of Haiti.
		Although we speak about what solenodons in captivity have done, these are only random observations and the number of animals that have found their way to zoos is very small: at the last count in June 1969 10 Haitian solenodons were to be found in 5 zoos throughout the world.
	www.scs.ryerson.ca /aferworn/research/Solenodon.html (760 words)

	AllRefer.com - solenodon (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		Solenodons are chiefly nocturnal; they eat insects, lizards, frogs, and other small animals, as well as carrion.
		Solenodons are slow breeders, bearing a single litter of one to three young each year.
		Their numbers have been greatly reduced since the introduction of predators such as the mongoose, the cat, and the dog, and they are now threatened with extinction.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/solenodo.html (252 words)

	Tenrecs and solenodons in captivity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Some of the genera, like the solenodons, are extremely rare and in danger of extinction, while others, because of their physiological and reproductive peculiarities have been studied intensively (9).
		The solenodon was the subject of an earlier monograph by the late Dr E. Mohr (14).
		It would seem that if the solenodon has to change burrows from time to time, then such a teat-transport mechanism enables the female to move with still very dependent young, pulling them along behind her on her teats, rather than attempting to carry them in her mouth.
	tenrec.xardas.lima-city.de /jfe75.htm (3080 words)

	Cuban Solenodon - Picture - MSN Encarta
		One of only two species of solenodon, the Cuban solenodon is a rare insectivore that resembles a large rat.
		It emerges from rocks and hollow logs at night to prey on insects and lizards.
		The tawny-colored Cuban solenodon and its dark brown Haitian relative are both in danger of extinction.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461532609_761569844_-1_1/Cuban_Solenodon.html (50 words)

	solenodon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With its body covered by abundant hair, small ears, long muzzle, strong moustache and fl eyes, brilliant and homesick, the helpless meek Solenodon from millions of years, seems not to feel pride of its epic resistance of its specie to disappear and simply tries to survive in order not to be erased definitively from Earth.
		Therefore, this animal named, Solenodus Cubanus, is the most shaking symbol of the forces of nature in Cuba facing man's harassment and destruction of flora and fauna, alive elements of the environment and to waters, soils, air and environment as a whole.
		If it were having faculties, the Solenodon cubanus, when knowing efforts to protect the Cuban environment, would go through disconcert to hope and would start to gain trust in the nobility of man in the new millenium.
	www.ain.cubaweb.cu /english/milenioing/solenodon.htm (1351 words)

	Animal Info - Cuban Solenodon
		The Cuban solenodon is mainly nocturnal, hiding during the day in rock clefts, hollow trees, or burrows which it excavates itself.
		The Cuban solenodon is found in dense, humid forests and brush country, as well as around plantations.
		Young Cuban solenodons remain with their mother for several months, which is exceptionally long for insectivores.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/solecuba.htm (662 words)

	ipedia.com: Solenodontidae Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Haitian Solenodon is now believed to be extinct, however the same was thought of the Cuban Solenodon until a live specimen was found in 2003.
		The Solenodon is interesting to phylogenetics researchers due to its retention of primitive mammal characteristics; their species dates back to the age of the dinosaurs.
		Given the proximity of their native habitat to the impact site of the asteroid that ended the reign of the dinosaurs, it is believed they survived that extinction event by living underground during the period of climactic upheaval.
	www.ipedia.com /solenodontidae.html (276 words)

	Solenodons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The fur is dense, coarser in the Hispaniolan solenodon,
		The Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus) was thought to be extinct
		lieved to be the cause of the reduction of the Cuban solenodon.
	www.theanimalencyclopedia.com /pg_0493.htm (320 words)

	Hispaniolan, or Haitian solenodon
		Behavior: The rare terrestrial solenodon is a slow-moving, nocturnal animal that feeds on ants, other insects, grubs, small reptiles, fruit and other plant matter, for which it roots about on the ground, through forest litter, and ripping open rotten logs.
		Its elongated cartilaginous snout and scent glands in the armpits and groin suggest that smell is the solenodon's predominant sense.
		The solenodon has poisonous salivary glands with ducts opening at the base of its large second lower incisors, which are deeply grooved on the inner sides to inject venom when biting.
	www.americazoo.com /goto/index/mammals/33.htm (278 words)

	Origin of West Indian insect eater much older than previously thought
		Springer, with colleagues in Maryland, Brazil and the Dominican Republic, examined parts of the genome of solenodons using DNA sequencing to determine that the animals branched off from their insect-eating brethren, which today includes moles, shrews and hedgehogs, some 76 million years ago.
		The solenodon lineage is one of the oldest among placental mammals and is older than more familiar groups such as elephants and their relatives.
		It has not been clear whether solenodons arrived in Cuba and Hispaniola via a land connection from North America, dispersed from North America to these islands (for example, by rafting across the sea on vegetation) or somehow managed to come across the ocean from Africa.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-06/uoc--oow062204.php (570 words)

	Solenodon
		Between 70-80 centimeters (28-32 inches) long from nose to tail, solenodons are known to become very easily agitated and may squeal or bite with little or no provocation.
		The Marcano's Solenodon (Solenodon marcanoi) has gone extinct in the Holocene.
		The Solenodon genus is interesting to phylogenetics researchers due to its retention of primitive mammal characteristics; their species resemble very closely those that lived near the end of the age of the dinosaurs.
	www.paleorama.com /Mammals-S/Solenodon.php (282 words)

	Solenodon,Mammals,Solenodon Picture,Mammal Pictures,Catalog,Encyclopedia
		Solenodons are primitive mammals of the family Solenodontidae in the order Insectivora.
		Solenodons resemble big-footed, rat-sized shrews, reaching about 25 cm (10 in) in length, plus a tail almost equally long, and 1 kg (2 lb) in weight.
		Like some shrews, solenodons have saliva that is sufficiently toxic to kill one another.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/mammalsindex.asp?counter=144 (76 words)

	Afarensis: Mammary Glands and Solenodon: One from the Archives
		Solenodon are related to the insectivores and can be found in Hispaniola and Cuba.
		Recent genetic research indicates that the solenodon lineage split off from that leading to moles, shrews and hedgehogs approximately 76 million years ago - somehow surving the event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
		One of the more interesting aspects of Solenodons is the locattion of their teats, which are located near the buttocksnear the tail.
	scienceblogs.com /afarensis/2006/03/10/mammary_glands_and_solenodon_o (1381 words)

	‘Extinct’ bug-eater found in Cuba - Science - MSNBC.com
		A stuffed solenodon or "almiqui" is presented by a worker for a photo opportunity at the Cuban Museum of Natural Science in Havana.
		Long said several solenodon species once lived in the Caribbean islands, but were slowly wiped out by deforestation as land was cleared for lumber and to grow sugar cane.
		The Solenodon paradoxus that lives on the neighboring island of Hispaniola is the only surviving relative species, he said.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3088061 (670 words)

	Haitian Solenodon Solenodon paradoxus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Solenodons are small animals, about 12" long with a tail nearly as long again.
		They have strong claws for digging and to hold prey, which rapidly succumbs to a toxic saliva injected by the solenodon's bite.
		Among the largest living insectivores, solenodons are confined to Cuba and Hispaniola and are recognized as being among the most highly endangered species on earth.
	www.evolutionnyc.com /IBS/SimpleCat/Product/asp/product-id/29220.html (89 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for solenodon
		solenodon, insectivorous mammal, genus Solenodon, found in the West Indies.
		More specifically, the term refers to mammals of the order Insectivora (see Chordata), including the shrew, mole, hedgehog, tenrec, and solenodon.
		Insectivores are small animals, ranging from 2 to 16 in.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=solenodon (212 words)

	Give,Get,Take, And Have: THE ALMIQUI IS FREEQUI
		Now, feral cats are the greatest threat, since the areas the solenodon inhabit(s) is shitty mongoose territory.
		Deforestation is another cause of the dwindling Almiqui population (belived to be in the tens).
		Solenodons have a long life span, not because they secrete poison from a gland above their teeth, (that's for subduing prey), but because they were among the dominant predators before Europeans colonized the New World.
	ggth.typepad.com /givegettake_and_have/2004/10/the_almiqui_is_.html (402 words)

	Haitian Solenodon Skull
		Haitian Solenodon Skull - The Haitian Solenodon is found exclusively on the island of Hispaniola.
		A defining characteristic of the solenodon is the os proboscis.
		Haitian solenodons are insectivores, foraging for insects and other ground dwelling invertebrates.
	www.skullsunlimited.com /haitian_solenodon.html (118 words)

	Cuban Solenodon (Solenodon cubanus): Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Cuban Solenodons are important predators of invertebrates that may act as pests.
		Earlier in the 20th century, S. cubanus was thought to be extinct, but it was recently found in many parts of eastern Cuba, though it is rare.
		De almiqui heeft net als andere solenodons een lange, beweeglijke snuit, zij niet zo beweeglijk als die van de agouta.
	www.animals-online.be /insectivores/cuban_solenodon.html (224 words)

	Cuban Solenodon Skull Replica
		Cuban Solenodon Skull - This species of solenodon is limited to Cuba.
		Cuban solenodons have relatively large heads, tiny eyes, and large, projecting and partially naked ears.
		Cuban solenodons are omnivorous but primarily feed on invertebrates.
	www.skullsunlimited.com /Cuban_Solenodon.html (88 words)

	TIME.com: Solenodons -- Aug. 2, 1937 -- Page 1
		Greatest tropical animal rarity in the Western Hemisphere is the solenodon, a little insectivorous beast resembling the opossum, smaller but with a similar ratty tail and a limber prehensile snout.
		Since October 1935, when Washington's last solenodon died, New York's Zoological Park has had the only one in the U. New York's solenodon, a female, is one of a pair purchased in Santiago, Santo Domingo.
		Shortly after the trip to New York the male died, but a few weeks after her arrival the female gave birth, surprising the entire staff of the zoo.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,770731,00.html (592 words)

	Solenodon - MSN Encarta
		Solenodon, small, long-nosed animal native to the West Indies.
		The solenodon is a rare insectivore, and its exact origin is a mystery.
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	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761552637/Solenodon.html (40 words)

	Cuban Solenodon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It belongs to the family Solenodontidae along with a similar species, the Haitian Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus).
		Since its discovery in 1861 by the German naturalist Wilhelm Peters, only 36 had ever been caught.
		He was released back into the wild after two days of scientific study were completed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cuban_Solenodon (312 words)

	afarensis: Anthropology, Evolution and Science: Friday Solenodon Blogging
		The others being the duckbilled platypus and several species of shrew (including the North American Short Tailed Shrew) The saliva of a solenodon is venomous and is injected via narrow grooves on it's second lower incisor.
		The fossils consisted of several mandibular fragments and a cranial fragment.
		Previous finds of this particular creature contained molars only but the new find also had canines - which contained grooves similar to the solenodon incisor (an interesting difference).
	mcdougald.blogspot.com /2005/06/friday-solenodon-blogging.html (1259 words)

	Species Profile
		Countries in which the Cuban solenodon is known to occur: Cuba
		No Partners or Coastal data is available for the Cuban solenodon.
		ITIS Reports -- ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
	ecos.fws.gov /SpeciesProfile?spcode=A02D (202 words)

	Species Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Countries in which the Haitian solenodon is known to occur: Dominican Republic, Haiti
		No critical habitat rules have been published for the Haitian solenodon.
		No Partners or Coastal data is available for the Haitian solenodon.
	ecos.fws.gov /SpeciesProfile?spcode=A02E (204 words)

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