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

Blus, L.J. 1971. Reproductive and survival of short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda) in capitivity. Laboratory of Animal Science, 21:884-891. Buckner, C.H. 1964. Metabolism, food capacity, and ...

New research shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain and bodily size throughout the year. The ...

With few exceptions, the rock shrew requires a cool, moist site with a deep layer ... Harper, F. and J. S. Harper. 1929. Animal habits in certain portions of the Adirondacks. New York State Museum ...

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 only known host of the pathogen is the shrew. The animal reportedly ejects the virus through its urine, feces, and saliva ...

Vespa orientalis fed an 80-percent-ethanol brew still did hornet tasks and had normal life spans. This trick may be an adaptation to gut-dwelling yeast.

The animal is small enough to fit in the palm of ... The last scientific record of the "lost species" of elephant shrew was in the 1970s, despite local sightings. The creature was found alive ...

Transcriptomic studies of the shrew’s remarkably plastic brain could provide new insights into neurodegenerative diseases.