A macro closeup shot of the smallest mammal in the world known as the Etruscan shrew sitting on a rock© Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock.com A mammal that weighs about as much as a sugar cube sounds ...

A tiny species of shrew in James Madison University’s Edith J. Carrier Arboretum has been visiting and snacking in a device invented and patented by biology professors Katrina Gobetz and Bryan Cage.

The shrew's resting heart rate can reach up to 17 beats per second, equivalent to about 1,020 beats per minute. In comparison, the average human resting heart rate is around 60 to 100 beats per minute ...

In late September 2015 in the highlands of Ethiopia, researcher and mammologist William T. Stanley caught a tiny shrew. Stanley, a collections manager at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago ...

What can be learned from a shrew — the tiny, furry, high-strung creature that needs to eat the equivalent of its body weight in food every day to survive? More than you might expect, including ...

AVALON (CBSLA) — A small, mouse-like creature native to Catalina Island that was feared to be extinct has been spotted by wildlife conservationists for the first time in more than 15 years.

The short-tailed shrew differs from other Adirondack shrews in having a blunter snout, a shorter tail that is less than 25% of the total length, a heavier more cylindrical body, and fleshy feet. The ...

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A water shrew is an insectivore no bigger than a thumb but don't let its size fool you. A water shrew is a tiny insectivore no bigger than a human thumb. Because of poor eyesight, they must rely on a ...

The pitfall trapping phase was essential to capture shrews that remain invisible to standard tools. A mammal that weighs about as much as a sugar cube sounds like a myth, right? Well, it might’ve been ...