Abstract
The capture, transport and laboratory maintenance of 3 species of elephant-shrew are described. These animals were kept in order to study their reproductive biology. Pregnant specimens of Elephantulus myurus gave birth in captivity, but captive breeding occurred only in the species E. intufi and Petrodromus tetradactylus. A 4th species (E. rozeti) was kept for a short period without the occurrence of breeding. Some observations on the development of the young are presented.