shrew
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"Human lenses, and now we know tree shrew lenses, don't transmit a lot of light in the ultra-violet spectrum," Lang says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Lyell shrew, a mouse-like mammal that lives in the central Sierra Nevada, has never been photographed in the 100 years since it was discovered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
They included a horseshoe bat called Rhinolophus mabuensis and a dwarf musk shrew which scientists are still in the process of naming and describing.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
The shrew label never worked on her because her unabashed confidence and conviction were always painted as her strengths.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2024
There were two creatures standing together in the big cavern, a shrew and a mouse.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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