shrew
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"The model of myopia we use in the tree shrew is fairly extreme," says corresponding author Richard Lang, PhD, director of research in the Division of Ophthalmology at Cincinnati Children's.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
The trio set up a white background on the bottom of the box that held the shrew and glass on the top so they could take the photos, according to the news outlet.
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
The shrew was holding a stalk of straw, which she now thrust into the earth.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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