Know Your Rodents

Greetings, comrade!

Today's critter is the Cuban solenodon, or almiqui. Although its outward appearence suggests one of the more homely Muppets, it is an insectivorious inhabitant of the Oriente province of Cuba. Long thought to be extinct (no specimans were found between 1890 and 1974), the almiqui's secret hiding place was discovered by Cuban authorities attempting to bury Jose Contreras's original birth certificate. No way is that dude only 34.

The almiqui is currently listed as endangered, but its prospects appear more promising since it began attending party meetings in Havana.