Satiated shrews cache excess prey, particularly snails and earthworms, after biting and paralyzing them. The cold temperatures and deep snows of an Adirondack winter do not suppress the activity of ...

The water shrew’s weight and long tail (67-71 mm ... Water shrews routinely forage underwater rooting among bottom debris for aquatic insects or relying on their sight to locate and outswim mobile ...

Cobras? Tigers? You might not think to flee at the sight of this Northern short-tailed shrew. And that would be a mistake. These tiny guys can take down prey over twice their size with a single bite.