Among Adirondack mammals, pygmy shrews hold several records. Some adults weigh only 2-3 g (0.11 oz) and thus are the smallest mammals in the world. This species is also one of the rarest, with only ...

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 ...

According to the BBC Science Focus, the smallest mammal in the world is the Etruscan shrew. The Etruscan shrew, also known as the white-toothed pygmy shrew or Suncus etruscus, is located in North ...

With its lively and funny new production of “The Taming of the Shrew,” the Old Globe has fearlessly dived deep into the complicated gender politics at the heart of William Shakespeare’s 1592 ...

If you’re not a biologist, the Mount Lyell shrew looks similar to other shrews that occupy the Sierra Nevada. It’s a small, grayish brown mammal with a pointy nose. Aside from its size ...

For more than 100 years, scientists have known about a shrew living in the mountains around Yosemite National Park. California designated it a "species of special concern," but nobody had seen it.

Momentarily pausing after eating some mealworms, an elusive shrew’s long snout pointed skywards, unaware of the historic portrait that had just been captured. Not a single Mount Lyell shrew had ...

Hailing from the mountains of Colombia, the new shrews fill in a geographical gap and are among a growing number of species discovered in collections Jack Tamisiea Research zoologist Neal Woodman ...

Southern shrews shrink in winter Date: April 15, 2025 Source: University of North Carolina at Greensboro Summary: Newly published research shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal ...