Shrew Are You? Scientist Discovers Two New Species of Shrews in Museum’s Collection. Hailing from the mountains of Colombia, the new shrews fill in a geographical gap and are among a growing ...

The Mount Lyell shrew, a tiny mammal that lives high in the Sierra Nevada mountains, was first described 100 years ago, but the elusive creature had never been photographed alive. So, in November ...

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 ...

As well as the Mount Lyell shrew, the team also captured individuals from three other shrew species. They collected photographs, measurements, and samples to confirm the identity of the species.

A tiny elephant-shrew species that had been lost to science for more than half a century has reappeared in the Horn of Africa, new research reveals. The Somali sengi, a monogamous animal that is re… ...

The short-tailed shrew differs from other Adirondack shrews in having a blunter snout, a shorter tail that is less than 25% of ... 1964. Metabolism, food capacity, and feeding behavior in four species ...

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana researchers have identified 14 new species of shrews on an Indonesian island where seven in that genus were previously known.

A pygmy shrew kept in captivity provides some notion of the energy requirements of the species. It consumed parts of the bodies of 20 masked shrews, one white-footed mouse, one red-backed vole, one ...

Miraculously, this little shrew species is indeed still kicking. Don't Miss: Today’s deals: Nintendo Switch games, $5 smart plugs, $150 Vizio soundbar, $100 Beats Pill speaker, more.

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A shrew-like mouse species recently discovered in the mountains of the Philippines may play a vital role in the survival of the endangered Philippine Eagle. The new species (Baletemys kampalili) is ...

Greater white-toothed shrew becomes UK’s first new mammal species in a century. Ecologists fear the species could threaten other animals of its kind ...