After more than twenty years without any sightings, the Mount Lyell shrew, a small and elusive mammal, has finally been captured in images by passionate students. This discovery marks a ...

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Etruscan shrews are 20 times lighter than the average adult mouse. They have a body length of about 4 cm excluding the tail ...

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 ...

But despite an initial finding that the animal might warrant federal protection, the Service left the shrew hanging as its habitat dwindled. Rather than processing that petition and issuing a final ...

The tree shrews are on display at the Potter Park Zoo’s Feline and Primate House. “This is a fantastic opportunity for guests to see this energetic species in action,” Animal Care Supervisor ...

Compared to autumn shrews, spring shrews displayed upregulation of transcripts ... to which differences in gene expression are evolved adaptations or responses to an animal’s current environment.