What do African buffaloes and Australian flying-foxes have in common? For Roger Smith, they both offered a clear-cut reminder ...

A tree shrew was rescued by the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) after getting trapped in a retaining ...

Pregnancy may explain why this poor tree shrew got stuck in a drainage pipe.On June 2, Facebook user Ng Suan Eng shared her ...

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 ...

The smoky shrew occurs from southeastern Canada to northern Georgia where it occupies the high elevations of the Appalachian Mountains. Its distribution within the northeast U.S. is spotty, owing ...

A Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus) being held in someone's hand. Shrews have an unusual way of surviving the winter: they temporarily shrink. Now scientists, including one from Stony ...

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 ...

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A new species of hero shrew, recently found in Africa, is now known to be one of the strongest, sturdiest mammals in the animal kingdom. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad ...