Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole -like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to different families or orders.

Oct 23, 2017 · The head of this tiny mammal shrinks by up to 20% every winter, and grows back at the onset of spring, according to a study published today in Current Biology. To document this phenomenon, the researchers used live traps to capture …

Oct 23, 2017 · For the new investigation, scientists captured 12 wild red-toothed shrews, so named because of a reddish tint in their front teeth caused by iron deposits in the enamel, according to a...

Oct 25, 2017 · As Bret Stetka at Scientific American reports, during the winter the skulls of the common shrew— Sorex araneus, which is found in Britain, Europe and parts of Asia—actually shrink with...

Oct 23, 2017 · A new study published Monday in Current Biology reports the skulls of Sorex araneus, the most common shrew species, shrink by up to 20 percent as the cold season approaches. Come spring, their ...

Shrews, like moles, are small mammals with an elongated head, often with a movable snout projecting well over the mouth; small to no external ears; very small eyes; teeth that are not well differentiated into incisors, canines, and premolars; 5 toes on each foot; and a primitive brain.

Oct 23, 2017 · As cold weather approaches, tiny mole-like creatures known as red-toothed shrews will shrink their own heads, reducing their skull and brain mass by as much as 20 percent, according to new...

Oct 23, 2017 · And, yet, researchers reporting in Current Biology on October 23 have found that the skulls of red-toothed shrews do shrink in anticipation of winter, by up to 20 percent. As spring approaches,...

Oct 23, 2017 · Common shrews shrink their heads — including their skulls — in winter, researchers have found. They believe that this dramatic example of downsizing may help the animals to survive when food is...

Oct 23, 2017 · Red-toothed shrews’ heads seasonally reverse sizes once they're adults, something called the Dehnel phenomenon, which was first discovered in 1949. We now have more information on how much a shrew's skull actually changes thanks to a new research report published Monday at Current Biology.