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shrew

[shroo] / ʃru /


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The tree shrew had the highest intake at 1.4 g/kg/day, while the honeybee had the lowest at 0.05 g/kg/day.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Lyell shrew was known to reside in just a few locations in the central Sierra Nevada near Mt.

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

Whereas a vole can consume about 200 cocoons a day, a shrew, depend ing on the species, may devour up to 800!

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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