Denise E. Robinson, Edmund D. Brodie, Jr. Short-tailed shrews Blarina brevicauda cached most (86.6%) prey captured. Few were consumed immediately (9 4%) or left where killed (3.9%). Shrews most often ...

There’s a reason the few photos available of the Sherman’s short-tailed shrew are of dead ones: That may be the only kind left or, they may never have existed at all. If they did, the only place on ...

One of Virginia's most common mammals is the northern short-tailed shrew. You've probably never heard of this animal, and you may never have seen one. Like many small mammals, shrews spend much of ...

There’s a reason the few photos available of the Sherman’s short-tailed shrew are of dead ones: That may be the only kind left or, they may never have existed at all. If they did, the only place on ...

This grey-black to blackish-brown shrew with a pointed, down-drooping nose averages 147-157 mm (5.8-6.2 in) in length, and is the longest of the Adirondack shrews. It weighs 10-17 g (0.35-0.60 oz), ...

So I’m watching the birds at the feeder, and suddenly a little black animal dashes out of the ivy, grabs a sunflower seed, and hightails it back into cover. A short-tailed shrew! Blarina brevicauda, ...