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 ...

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 ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red ...

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.

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 ...

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At least eight people in Germany who died of encephalitis likely contracted a rare virus from shrews, a small mole-like animal, that led to the fatal brain-swelling condition often caused by a viral ...

(Reuters) - A new mammal discovered in the remote desert of western Africa resembles a long-nosed mouse in appearance but is more closely related genetically to elephants, a California scientist who ...

The protagonists of “A Day With Mousse,” “Little Shrew” and “Lone Wolf Goes to School” feel happiest on their own. From “A Day With Mousse.”Credit...Claire Lebourg Supported by By Vera Brosgol Vera ...

Austyn Williamson, left, and Rory Hammond, right, star as Lucentio and Bianca, respectively, in “The Taming of the Shrew.” In order to woo the fair Bianca, Lucentio poses as a tutor. Jamal James stars ...