The vole and the shrew! 🥰🙈 Did you know common shrews are always hungry and need to eat 80-90% of their body weight each day just to survive. No wonder this little shrew is desperate to beat the vole to the food! 🎥 Neil Shaw #Springwatch 💚 | BBC Springwatch

I love a good shrew! Shrews are iconic insectivorous mammals that can be found all over the world! Many species also possess a mild venom in their saliva which helps them to take down prey quickly and efficiently. Shrews have a rapid metabolism and have to feed regularly or they risk starving to death in mere hours. While it might seem a little dramatic, this is my reaction any time I do in fact see a shrew! They are one of my favorite animal groups and I’ve always loved learning about them even