Etruscan shrew- Time to get up, get out and Get hunting #wildlife #animals #naturelovers #nature #hunting #shrew | Wondersofjungle

Creature of the day: The Etruscan Shrew The Etruscan shrew, also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew, white-toothed pygmy shrew and Savi’s pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about 1.8 g on average. The Etruscan shrew has a body length of about 4 cm excluding the tail. The largest threat to Etruscan shrews originates from human activities, particularly destruction of their nesting grounds and habitats as a result of farming. Etruscan shrews are also sensitive to

Did you know? The unique elephant #shrew has the body of a mouse melded with the nose of an elephant. It’s an African #mammal that lives life at full speed, plucking prey from crevices in leaves, roots and soil. It hunts along a network of narrow, cleared paths through the undergrowth, which it also uses to escape predators. The shrew carefully maintains and memorizes these routes, because its life depends on them! Unlike other shrews, the elephant shrew is not venomous; instead, it relies on sp

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