Hero shrews may be small mammals that look like rodents, but they’re strong, mighty and live up to their name on the inside. Their interlocking spine is unlike anything researchers have ever ...

The spine of a hero shrew (Scutisorex somereni) features interlocking vertebrae (right), unlike the more typical spine of the African giant shrew (Crocidura olivieri) (left). S.

Though we're still stumped by hero shrew’s mighty spine, the Mangbetu of the Congo Basin were equally intrigued by the animal. “Another part of the lore,” Smith says, ...

The spine of this diminutive mammal, called Thor's hero shrew, has an unusual morphology that had previously been found only in one other species. Credit: Stanley, W. T. et al.

Scientists have described a new species of Hero Shrew -- the mammal with the most bizarre lower spine on Earth. The interlocking vertebrae of the Hero Shrew render the spine four to five times ...

BILL STANLEY, BIOLOGY LETTERS (2013) Thor’s hero shrew (Scutisorex thori) is an appropriate name for the newly discovered species that, like its sister species the large, woolly hero shrew (Scutisorex ...

A white-toothed shrew spine (top) vs. the interlocking uniqueness of the hero shrew spine. Image credit: J.A. Allen, Herbet Lang, James Paul Chapin via Wikimedia Commons (public domain); rotated ...

The masked shrew displays characters typical of all shrews. The slender, cylindrical body has a short, velvety, directionless fur. The long, tapered head ends in a flexible, tubular snout, with the ...

Momentarily pausing after eating some mealworms, an elusive shrew’s long snout pointed skywards, unaware of the historic portrait that had just been captured. CNN values your feedback 1.

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Hero shrews may be small mammals that look like rodents, but they’re strong, mighty and live up to their name on the inside. Their interlocking spine is unlike anything researchers have ever ...