It has the body of a mouse, the snout of an anteater, and the poor vision of a mole, and it's creating tunnels and holes in your lawn. I'm talking, of course, about the shrew. This tiny mammal doesn't ...

Q. I have been unsuccessful in searching the internet for an answer to three questions: What is the difference between shrews and moles? How destructive would these animals be to my lawn and garden?

Is there something small and mouse-like living under your firewood pile that’s not quite a mouse or a mole? In South Jersey, this animal would most likely be a Northern short-tail shrew. An adult ...

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"Nobody loves me. Everybody hates me. Guess I'll go eat worms." Little kids chant this rhyme, but insectivores live it. Moles and shrews are fierce hunters, but these pint-sized predators eat mostly ...

On a recent exploration of the snowy landscape with day campers, animal sightings were few, but evidence that animals were there was abundant. We followed deer tracks, poked at holes and investigated ...

The post Shrews Shrink Their Brains in Winter, and That’s Not Even Their Weirdest Trait appeared first on A-Z Animals. There is a small mammal living in a field near you that you may have caught sight ...