| 单词 | shrew |
| 例句 | “Who are you? Why are you trespassing on shrew land?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z What the shrew had said was meant to be sympathetic, but it was not helpful. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Ferrets had cornered a band of shrews and were threatening to massacre them when a column of otters sprang to the rescue. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Like Basil, the shrews were masters of camouflage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z With the shrew on one paw and the sword in the other, Matthias looked wildly about. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There were no raccoons or skunks about in the snow, but the mice, the weasels, the mink, the foxes, the shrews, the cottontail rabbits were all busier than Coney Island in July. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The shrew was holding a stalk of straw, which she now thrust into the earth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The shrew stood beside him and gave a short, nervous cough. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Finally, a small militant-looking shrew came forward and picked up the stone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly he felt the shrew pulling on his feet. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Alone with his bitter thoughts about the ungrateful shrews, the young mouse finally dozed off. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The shrew seemed uncertain for a moment, then she stormed back in her low gruff voice, “I am Guosim, and you still haven’t told me what you want in shrew territory.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Of all these small burrowers, the voracious shrews find and consume the largest number of sawfly cocoons. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But beneath the forest floor is a world honeycombed with the tunnels and runways of small mammals — whitefooted mice, voles, and shrews of various species. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Once or twice she had seen the father furtively slip the child an extra morsel from his plate, but he was plainly too spineless to stand up for her against his shrew of a wife. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And for their insatiable appetite the shrews have no rivals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Steadily, Log-a-Log gave orders to the Guerrilla shrews to retire back across the field where they could rest up and eat a much-needed meal. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The shrews broke cover and milled about noisily with their endless questions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z So muttering, the lady shrew moved off, and Mrs. Frisby continued across the garden. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The shrews made a frenzied rush into the undergrowth; Matthias found he was standing alone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with all types of fur, shrew, mouse, vole, even rat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Ignoring the presence of the shrews he drifted back into a warm slumber. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Stay out of the way, shrew. There’s no more retreating. All ends here!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Hazel,” said Bigwig, “I know you’re not stupid, but what did we get out of that? Are you going in for protecting every mole and shrew that can’t get underground?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a lady shrew, a tiny thing scarcely bigger than a peanut, but with a wit as sharp as her teeth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Something small and ill-tempered. I know ... a shrew!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Just sixty-five million years ago our ancestors were the most unprepossessing of mammals—creatures with the size and intelligence of moles or tree shrews. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “There must be some way to escape the snake. Get hold of yourself, shrew. Think!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Look here. I’ll show you how to bag the little shrew,” said Hamlet, winking at my chastened brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Rats, shrews, and voles go inside the cave, too, either looking for salt or foraging for food, and these small mammals make trails through the cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here, shrew! You are smaller than I am! Climb through, then see if you can tug me backwards by my feet. Come on, move yourself if you want to live!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The older shrew appeared out of a reed bed, balanced upon a large floating tree trunk which he propelled skillfully with a long pole into the side of the bank. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Such subterranean tunnelers as shrews and moles capture them in some numbers, and then perhaps pass on the poison to predators such as screech owls and barn owls. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Our rules say that the quarry across the river is not in shrew territory, mouse. Therefore, we cannot go with you!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The two guerrilla shrews melted back into the woods. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Several of the shrews dug lines out of their packs and fished successfully, amassing quite a tidy little catch before the ferry nosed into the opposite bank with a gentle bump. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Well, Cap’n Snow, sir. I never took you for a bad sport. Besides, I’ve got an entire regiment of shrews hidden all about. They’re waiting to hear you honor your wager.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They will dig away the earth from under the bodies of small creatures, such as shrew mice and fallen fledglings, and then lay their eggs on them before covering them with soil. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Many were sparrows, shrews and woodland defenders, but they were far outnumbered by the slain rats, ferrets, weasels and stoats. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Other shrews left their hiding places and followed him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There were two creatures standing together in the big cavern, a shrew and a mouse. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They hurled themselves upon the enemy, sparrows and shrews siding them against their larger adversaries. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The heart of a shrew can fit on your thumbnail. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Surrounded by a band of shrews that had started quarreling over the best route to the quarry, Matthias marched stolidly forward. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Folding the wings and shutting his eyes tightly, he shouted out with bad grace, “I promise never to kill or eat another mouse or shrew of any type as long as I live, so there!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Salted kitten and shrew’s liver!” another said, to which the younger children responded with gagging sounds. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z After hours of questioning, her inner shrew finally emerged. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The shrews had all clambered hastily aboard the strange craft. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z On one side of the young mouse the gifts from Squire Julian Gingivere, Captain Snow and the shrews were piled high; on the other was his sword, reflecting the rays of the afternoon sun. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The shrews are multiplying and are spreading out over the island, some marked individuals having been recovered as much as ten miles from the point of release. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He could see the poison-fang marks clearly upon the shrew’s chest. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It took several more minutes of reassurance by Mrs. Frisby before the shrew grudgingly moved aside, still muttering warnings. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Nor was she the acid-tongued shrew who defended herself with a vicious vocabulary and a fast lip. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stop, Log-a-Log! You have no right to strike a comrade! He was only stating the facts. Our Guerrilla Union rules clearly state that no member can be forced to venture beyond official shrew boundaries.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As complete darkness descended, a shrew sneaked up through the grass and tapped Matthias’s shoulder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “No man wants a wife more learned than he is, for fear that she will prove a shrew and make him wear the skirts.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She reached the shrew’s hole and considered for a fraction of a second diving into it, but it was too small. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Matthias, my friend, we are with you to a shrew. Tooth, claw and nail! Lead on, bold warrior.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For the first time since the formation of their union, the shrews stood in slack-jawed silence, completely lost for an answer! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He was within calling distance of shrews secreted a short distance away, as they were of their neighbors farther along. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Instantly the shrews broke cover, dancing and whooping with delight. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “You must promise on your oath that if I win you will never eat another mouse or shrew of any type.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z With the greatest of care Sister Fenella lifted her up, and Lyra’s rat dæmon leapt onto her tiny shoulder and became a shrew. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There were one or two murmurs of dissent, that a stranger who was not a shrew should have first say. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The mouse, the shrew and the sparrow plunged off into the green wooded world of Mossflower together. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z No more mice and shrews and moles, no more cold nights in the shed. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z So this was what a shrew looked like? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “It was all over, and all the shrews and raccoons were running everyway, trying to get out.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The portrait of Clinton as a “malevolent, power-mad, self-aggrandizing shrew” has been “mystifying,” she wrote. From press paranoia to affairs: A Hillary confidante’s letters reveal a window into her friend’s life 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z But we didn’t want it to be his wife is a shrew, so he has to cheat. Why Showtime's The Affair Will Be as Intense as Game of Thrones 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z If we don’t get excited for the baby, we are heartless shrews driven by the beat of our own self-absorption. I do not care about your baby 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z He has written great female characters — given humanity by brilliant performers — but too many are ditzes, shrews and dewy young things gaga over uncomfortably older men and Allen stand-ins. Hollywood on the Brink 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Toby Frow's production at the Globe is the loudest lesson, the shrillest of shrews – a scream. The Only True History of Lizzie Finn; The Taming of the Shrew; How Like an Angel – review 2012-07-07T23:05:44Z ‘I could wish that something of her piety were there to lessen your corruption. Poor vulgar shrew, I weep.’ Review | Escape reality with these delightful old-time thrillers. You’ll forget 2020 is almost here. 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Johansson is first-rate at treading the line between needy kitten and demanding shrew. Don Jon: Love, Lust and Loneliness 2013-09-27T00:00:44Z It’s the most striking example yet of how our apple-pie memories of this place have been corrupted that this beacon of purity has grown into an embittered shrew. Twin Peaks recap: episode 12 – well somebody took their time! 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z It essentially begs the question — are you sure it was the shrew that needed taming? Angelina Jolie is wickedly good in the not-quite-classic 'Maleficent' 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z The fur of the Cuban solenodon — which looks like a shrew with a very long snout — was repurposed from a polar bear and painted rusty brown. Cuba in All Its Natural Glory at the American Museum of Natural History 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Witches, sirens, shrews and masqueraders all depict female power as supernaturally given or surreptitiously used. How 19th-century literature spread the archetype of the "evil abortionist" 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z “So it’s good that we show it, and talk about it. A loudmouth woman with a strong opinion is still considered a shrew in our society.” ‘The Taming of the Shrew’: A Problem Play 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z When young, Jeff would challenge himself to define a word, chasing it down through the dictionary: Fishwife to shrew to shrewmouse to insectivorous to vorous. Don Delillo's deep freeze: 'Zero K' takes on death, futurists and cryonics 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z She gets a shrew's comeuppance when her husband kills her, parcels her up and disposes of her in suitcases. What's wrong with Hitchcock's women 2010-10-21T20:30:00Z Cookie is no shrew, nor is she a schemer. 'Empire' reigns among viewers on strength of characters and cast 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z After years of TV dramas uplifting troubling men while their reasonable, rightfully upset wives and partners were deemed shrews, Kim Wexler walks out of her old life heroically, her respectability intact. In breaking up with Kim Wexler, "Better Call Saul" maps a noble end to a stellar portrait of a lady 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Played by Melissa De Sousa, the character began as a snarky shrew who dominated the submissive Murch until she lost him to Candy near the end of the first film. A New ‘Best Man’ Gives Equal Time to the Women 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z One of them is a shrew, a nagging wife. What's wrong with Hitchcock's women 2010-10-21T20:30:00Z But the lack of corroboration didn’t matter to these authors: “Everyone knows,” Coe says, “that, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, a woman is probably a shrew.” What the History Books Won’t Tell You About George Washington 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z With or without the northern lights there is always something to inspect in the back garden or along the nearby river Dee, from rats and squirrels to a dead shrew. Field Notes from a Hidden City: An Urban Nature Diary by Esther Woolfson – review 2013-03-15T17:42:01Z There's nothing mystical about her enthusiasm for spiders, worms, shrews and foxes, but rather a kind of bustling curiosity about their strange and purposeful lives. Field Notes from a Hidden City by Esther Woolfson – review 2013-02-02T15:30:01Z There was a performed theatrical element to the shrew's submission at the end that made it fascinating in a narrative way, without being demeaning to the character playing Kate. The best performance I've ever seen: Tom Morris 2010-03-28T00:07:00Z Women appear as the landscapes, as shrews, mothers or seductresses, always used as tools for the men, and the men are often emasculated. ‘Son of the White Mare’ Review: Vibrant Myths From Hungary 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z She was a shrew, enabled all Bill’s sinning. Style Invitational: Do over the do-over — enter any of the year’s contests 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z It's a shrew poo loo plant in other words, a little toilet, and it even has a lid. TV review: Kingdom of Plants 2012-05-26T18:00:01Z Do they wonder: Why is the arctic shrew feeding again? In the New Year, More Cuddling 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z No such luck in particular with the egregiously miscast Gina Stahlnecker, the company’s artistic director, who reduces the central character of a boozy trailer-park beautician from bellicose angel to boorish shrew. | 'Small Craft Warnings': Barroom Dirges of the Working Class 2011-02-22T22:02:02Z I felt myself becoming more interested: The woman would not have to be the shrew we hear in the background of "Psycho." Delving deep for Norma's voice on 'Bates Motel' 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Far from being the embittered shrew you might imagine, she is a sensitive, supportive helpmate whose inner strength balances any shame and suffering. ‘The Invisible Woman,’ About Charles Dickens’s Mistress 2013-12-24T16:57:59Z They’re all part of the same world, where women are either cheerleaders to grab or insolent shrews to be put in their place. Perspective | What do ‘Lock her up’ and ‘Send her back’ have in common? It’s pretty obvious. 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The book also bogs down in descriptions of the eccentric collectors Blackburn meets, whose homes and garages overflow with the bones of extinct rhinos and the teeth of bygone shrews. Thousands of Years Ago, a Different Sort of Brexit 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z They’re usually mice or shrews, already doomed, not by anything obvious—they haven’t been run over, there are never any teeth marks on them. Untamed 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z She was very much stereotyped as the frigid, uptight, yuppie wife, you know, feminazi shrew — what have you. What Hillary and Britney have in common: “There is no way you can actually do ‘being a woman’ correctly in the public eye” 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z These are prudent creatures, hungry, yes, but as furtive as shrews. Kass: Long prison term a stern warning 2011-12-08T06:01:00Z Woolf is given short shrift in the book, with Mountstuart dismissing her as a supercilious shrew. Any Human Heart: William Boyd on telling the story of the 20th century 2010-11-21T08:00:00Z There are the women characters, who so far are objects or shrews. Dads and Brooklyn Nine-Nine: From Worst to Best In One Hour 2013-09-17T09:30:32Z During rehearsals, Ms. Lloyd said, she did several online searches for Hillary Clinton and the word “shrew,” and got “thousands and thousands” of results. ‘The Taming of the Shrew’: A Problem Play 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z And the crowd gathered on the beach to look at the moon includes Otto the owl, Silky the seal and Mossy the pygmy shrew. Review: ‘Puffin Rock’ Joins Parade of Shows Aimed at Youngest Viewers 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Mike Leigh's 1988 comedy High Hopes contains a scene in which a suburban shrew attempts to cajole her boorish husband into some sexual role-play. Michael Douglas on Liberace, Cannes, cancer and cunnilingus 2013-06-02T20:00:00Z Hadid's imperious manner — directed at architectural selection committees as well as magazine writers and her staff — often got her characterized as a shrew by the press. Why we talk about Zaha Hadid's gender and ethnicity even though her architecture transcended both 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Cliff’s unhappy marriage isn’t depicted as a site of conflict but as his endurance of the shrill and belittling rage of a shrew. Review: Quentin Tarantino’s Obscenely Regressive Vision of the Sixties in “Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood” 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z It never meshes with Diaz's aggressive performance as the thoroughly empowered shrew. Cameron Diaz in Bad Teacher: What's Her Motivation? 2011-06-24T09:00:00Z I don't want to be a shrew and pester my husband to participate in shrieking-child-wrangling at dinner. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Baby, don’t go — taking a 20-month-old on a night out 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z They were roughly similar to squirrels and tree shrews in size and appearance. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z These include a number of rodents, bats, shrews and hedgehogs. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z In the case of the pygmy shrew, the only scraps the researchers found after three days were inedible fur, bone and skin. Tiny Spider Fells Prey Many Times Its Size 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z While some shrews shuffle off this mortal coil in less than 14 months, bowhead whales can swim in Arctic waters for more than two centuries. Mammals That Live Together Live Longer 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Only four percent left for all wild animals, elephant to shrew. Poem: ‘Weight’ 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Someone may have been watching us — a dusky shrew, a field mouse, a rubber boa — but it felt like we were alone with the world to ourselves. How I found myself befriending a wild fox 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z They found that the strength of its venom explained how it could tackle larger creatures such as spiders, lizards, shrews and even bats. False widow spiders: Mum's warning after baby is bitten 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Despite noble false widow spiders’ taste for large prey, Dunbar doubts the arachnids will ever pose a serious threat to vertebrates such as pygmy shrews. Tiny Spider Fells Prey Many Times Its Size 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z For example, the northern short-tailed shrew weighs roughly the same amount as the greater horseshoe bat. Mammals That Live Together Live Longer 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z A number of animals are susceptible to monkeypox, including several types of rodents, monkeys, apes, hedgehogs, shrews and dogs, the CDC says. First known case of human-to-animal monkeypox transmission reported 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z "There are clearly repeated transmission events from what looks to be a common reservoir in shrews," Vaughn Cooper, an evolutionary biology professor at the University of Pittsburgh, told NBC News. In a mysterious zoonotic virus in China, shades of COVID's first emergence 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z It can win battles against other spiders as well as shrews and bats. False widow spiders: Mum's warning after baby is bitten 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The spider then injects a potent concoction of neurotoxins that can paralyze small vertebrates such as pygmy shrews in a matter of minutes, Dunbar says. Tiny Spider Fells Prey Many Times Its Size 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The solitary shrew only survives for around two years, however, whereas the group-living bat can flutter for more than 30 years. Mammals That Live Together Live Longer 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z This suggests humans may have caught the virus from wild shrews. What Is the New Langya Virus, and Should We Be Worried? 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Its genetic material was “predominantly detected” in shrews, leading the team to suggest the small mammals are a “natural reservoir” for the virus. New Langya virus that may have spilled over from animals infects dozens 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Other related henipaviruses have also been found in shrews, as well as bats and rodents. Langya: New virus infects 35 people in eastern China 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z This suggests that small mammals such as the pygmy shrew—a protected animal in the U.K.—may be a more frequent item on spiders’ menus than previously thought. Tiny Spider Fells Prey Many Times Its Size 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z True mammals appeared during the late Triassic Period, and were small, resembling modern tree shrews. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z This means that there are large variations in the size of cervical vertebrae, ranging from the very small cervical vertebrae of a shrew to the greatly elongated vertebrae in the neck of a giraffe. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z But they hypothesized that shrews, small mammals that subsist on insects, could have hosted the virus before it infected humans. New Langya virus that may have spilled over from animals infects dozens 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Elephant shrews, honey possums, lemurs and other rodents have also been spotted helping plants do their reproductive deeds. Remember Pizza Rat? Meet Pollinator Rat. 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z So far, however, only six wild animals trapped in Africa have yielded the virus: three rope squirrels, a Gambian rat, a shrew, and a sooty mangabey monkey. Concern grows that human monkeypox outbreak will establish virus in animals outside Africa 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z It appears to be more common in squirrel, rat, and shrew species, occasionally spilling over into the human population, where it spreads mainly through close contact, but not through breathing. Monkeypox is a new global threat. African scientists know what the world is up against 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Before it, mammals typically were about the size of a shrew. After killer asteroid, mammals got bigger before they got smarter 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Most of our distant ancestors were no bigger than a shrew; they had to stay small and live fast before dinos could gobble them up. Early mammals got big before they got smart 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z His marriage may have been arranged, but Jenkins has been careful not to portray Stede’s wife as a shrew or his children as beasts. 'Polite menace' makes 'Our Flag Means Death' a cheery pirate comedy 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Akins doesn’t know whether wolverines also prey on the mice, voles and shrews that inhabit a hidden niche called the subnivean zone. Why does snow glow blue? How could a fly possibly survive high-elevation elements? Join us for an exploration of Washington’s winter wonders. 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z “I was interested in questions about how shrews interacted with their environment, with each other, how local communities were formed,” he said. Louisiana researchers ID 14 new shrew species on Sulawesi 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Wood mice are evolving to have longer tails, masked shrews are getting longer tails and legs, and bats in warm climates have bigger wings. Climate change: Animals shapeshifting to stay cool, study says 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z That Latin term translates to "the truly fat and blind"; it is a group of mammals that includes hedgehogs, moles and shrews. Secrets of tiny diving mammals revealed 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z “I wanted his opinion as to if I was being a shrew,” she told the panel. Ex-federal prosecutors in Chandra Levy murder case dispute allegations they withheld information on key witness 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The masked shrew is one of the smallest mammals in North America, just a few inches long. Mountain Mammals Climb Higher to Beat the Heat 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z For this paper, they examined 1,368 shrews, more than 90% of them collected by Esselstyn’s group, which trapped the animals on a dozen mountain sites and two in the lowlands of Sulawesi. Louisiana researchers ID 14 new shrew species on Sulawesi 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Ever the shrew, all he has left now is his forked tongue. Opinion | The Tale of the Untamable Shrew 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z According to the conservancy, shrews have such a high metabolism they can’t survive long without eating. Elusive Catalina Island Shrew spotted for 1st time in years 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Finding new populations of a long-lost elephant shrew, and the hunting method of ancient ichthyosaurs. The challenge of reproducing results from ten-year-old code 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The new study looked at 47 different small mammal species in the Colorado Rockies—from shrews to squirrels to chipmunks. Mountain Mammals Climb Higher to Beat the Heat 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The last scientific record of the "lost species" of elephant shrew was in the 1970s, despite local sightings. Tiny elephant shrew rediscovered after 50 years 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z The remains of rabbits, shrews and mice were found in the burrow. Ancient owl in Andes was a formidable predator — and a cannibal, report says 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z To try to spy a shrew, the conservancy rotated seven camera traps among 28 locations on the island between February and May 2020. Elusive Catalina Island Shrew spotted for 1st time in years 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z That’s because all chicks are entirely dependent on the parents for food, and food, in this case, is usually a small rodent, like a vole or a shrew, that can’t be easily split. Barn owl siblings share their food in exchange for grooming 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Longstanding scientific collaborators, who also happen to be married, they routinely catch and examine woodland mammals like squirrels, chipmunks, shrews, opossums and weasels in the Hudson Valley. How Humanity Unleashed a Flood of New Diseases 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Elephant shrews, or sengis, are neither elephants nor shrews, but related to aardvarks, elephants and manatees. Tiny elephant shrew rediscovered after 50 years 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Those least responsible become most at fault: the wanton, the widow, the shrew. Top 10 books about witch-hunts | Eleanor Porter 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Tree shrews, for example, drink “copious amounts” of fermented nectar with ethanol content equivalent to weak beer, Dr. Melin said, but they never show signs of inebriation. Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z I hate that the luminous Rachel McAdams is trapped playing a two-dimensional shrew. We're choosing the ultimate summer movie. This week, it's 'The Empire Strikes Back' vs. everything else 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z A boat captain and his girlfriend run from a mad scientist’s shrews which are the size of dogs. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, April 5, 2020 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z The abundance of the species seems similar to other elephant shrews and its range may extend beyond Somalia into Djibouti and possibly Ethiopia. Tiny elephant shrew rediscovered after 50 years 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Networks of shrew tunnels and packs of stray dogs looking for trouble are the main signs of life. The race to save Polesia, Europe's secret Amazon 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z It could also, and unpredictably, rouse demons that turned me into a wifely shrew, sparked bruising arguments, unleashed embarrassing faux pas. What Does It Mean to Have a Serious Drinking Problem? 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z At least eight people in Germany who died of encephalitis likely contracted a rare virus from shrews, a small mole-like animal, that led to the fatal brain-swelling condition often caused by a viral infection. Rare shrew-spread virus linked to deaths of 8 German residents, study finds 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Beer and his team hypothesize that the patients were exposed to BoDV-1 this way or perhaps by inhaling dust containing dried shrew urine. Virus Spread by Shrews Linked to Human Deaths from Mysterious Brain Infections 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z The virus is harbored by the bicolored white-toothed shrew and researchers suspect that infections are caused by contact with the animal’s excrement. Germany: Rare virus linked to more fatal encephalitis cases 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Over 3 years, rats, shrews, and even frogs followed suit—more than 200,000 animals in all. Our favorite science news stories of the decade 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z “They thought I was a shrew,” Witherspoon said of the decision-makers. Reese Witherspoon reveals she almost lost 'Legally Blonde' role: 'They thought I was a shrew' 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z They compared the genome to those of related animals, like hedgehogs, moles and shrews, and identified substances present in the venom, including a set of enzymes called kallikreins. How a Curious Mammal Evolved Its Venom 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Some Warren supporters took this as gendered language, evoking women, especially women who seek power, as harridans and shrews, shrill and emotional. Opinion | Politics is finally a coed sport. So, what rules apply? 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Though married to a terrible shrew, a man tries to figure out a way to be with his childhood sweetheart, who has just moved back into town. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Of mammals, Elliot’s short-tailed shrew, the northern long-eared bat, Franklin’s ground squirrel and the spotted skunk benefit. Dubuque starts efforts to restore historic oak savanna 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z He lets Hall play the mother as a shrill shrew whose contempt for her ex-husband is boundless and expressed at the top of her lungs. ‘Shaft’ review: It’s a standard-issue crime thriller tinged with comedy. Can ya dig it? 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z “To us, it was a real surprise to find very similar proteins in the venom of the solenodon and shrews,” Dr. Casewell said. How a Curious Mammal Evolved Its Venom 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z But “Shed of the Dead,” written and directed by Drew Cullingham, also suffers from some ugly misogyny, with nearly every woman in the picture framed as a sex object or shrew. Reviews for Swedish sci-fi ‘Aniara’; ‘Amaurosis’; ‘Slaughterhouse Rulez’ and more 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z I guess that’s how we ended up with a dead shrew in the washing machine last week. Cold, even for Minnesota: Life at minus-33 degrees 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z The mountain tree shrew, Tupaia montana, pooping into its pitcher plant. Flatworms fence with their penises and other gross science facts 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z There are hundreds of species of shrew, for example, but just two species of elephant. Humanity is ‘cutting down the tree of life’, warn scientists 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z They asked whether venom might have existed in the common ancestor of moles, hedgehogs, shrews and solenodons. How a Curious Mammal Evolved Its Venom 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z They hope to attract smaller creatures like shrews, pocket gophers and terrestrial salamanders to the crossing, too. ‘It’s a long time coming’: $6.2 million wildlife bridge over I-90 nears completion 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z The shrew is probably the one that haunts my nightmares, because that one is really creepy. How scientists captured a stunning, hellish menagerie of half-dissolved creatures 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z These plants appear to have evolved so that their openings fit perfectly under the tree shrew’s behind, and they’re sturdy enough to support the animal’s weight. Flatworms fence with their penises and other gross science facts 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Losing elephants would therefore be like chopping a large branch off the tree of life, said Davis, whereas losing a shrew species would be like trimming off a small twig. Humanity is ‘cutting down the tree of life’, warn scientists 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The researchers concluded that it is more likely that shrews and solenodons came up with the adaptation after they branched off from these other small mammals. How a Curious Mammal Evolved Its Venom 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z They combed through data from other studies on electrically stimulated nerves and muscles in animals as small as shrews to as large as elephants. Big mammals slow down to let their nerves catch up 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z There were several species of shrews that we caught in bucket traps, pitfall traps. How Google Earth led a team of scientists to discover an untouched mountaintop rainforest 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Their feet looked more like those of modern tree shrews. Early Primates Groomed with Claws 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z I don’t want to be a shrew and pester my husband to participate in shrieking-child-wrangling at dinner. Husband thinks toddler will be fine missing bedtime 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z They think the trait is likely to have evolved independently in each animal, as shrews and solenodons do not use the exact same kallikreins in their venom. How a Curious Mammal Evolved Its Venom 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z For instance, he grouped hedgehogs and bats together as “ferocious beasts”, and shrews and hippos together as “beasts of burden”. ‘A different dimension of loss’: inside the great insect die-off 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The teeth represent two newfound species of early mammal, both of which vaguely resembled small shrews. Fossils of Some of Our Oldest Mammal Ancestors Found 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z But the fourth bucket contains a prize: a tiny, dark-gray shrew, partly covered by leaves and twigs. CDC scientists pursue deadly monkeypox virus in Africa 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Wild shrews live about 13-15 months and never regain their previous size. Shrews it or lose it: a critter's incredible shrinking skull 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The work suggests declining temperatures trigger shrews to literally break down their cranial bones and warm weather cues them to rebuild. Small-Minded Strategy: The Common Shrew Shrinks Its Head to Survive Winter 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z The shrews’ skulls shrank by about 15% from summer to winter, an effect that the X-ray images suggest was caused by resorption of tissue at the joints between skull bones. Shrew skulls shrink for winter survival 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Several of the shrews’ major organs, including their brains, also lose mass during winter. Meet the shrew with the incredible shrinking head 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Over 10 days, the CDC team takes samples from 105 animals, including 28 African wood mice, 22 shrews, nine giant pouched rats, two bats and one African brush-tailed porcupine. CDC scientists pursue deadly monkeypox virus in Africa 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The scientists periodically caught, measured and X-rayed wild shrews near the German village of Möggingen. Shrews it or lose it: a critter's incredible shrinking skull 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z To conduct the new study, lead author Javier Lazaro, a PhD candidate at Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, and his colleagues trapped 12 shrews in the nearby town of Möggingen, Germany. Small-Minded Strategy: The Common Shrew Shrinks Its Head to Survive Winter 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z But Lázaro’s team is the first to show that the skulls of individual shrews shrink. Shrew skulls shrink for winter survival 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, small species at risk - such as frogs and shrews - receive very little attention. Size matters when it comes to extinction 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z I’m not a nagging shrew and they’re no longer sulky, sullen adolescents. How I Became That Weird Theme Park Mom 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Common shrews, whose favorite meal is earthworms, are very active, and must eat constantly to supply their ravenous metabolism. Shrews it or lose it: a critter's incredible shrinking skull 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Overall, the latest study suggests shrew body mass drops by 18 percent from July to February. Small-Minded Strategy: The Common Shrew Shrinks Its Head to Survive Winter 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z The researchers trapped live shrews, then anaesthetized, X-rayed and weighed them. Shrew skulls shrink for winter survival 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Then historians recast her as a controlling shrew. The mother who made George Washington — and made him miserable 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z For people who worry that the traps themselves might deplete insect populations, Sorg notes that each trap catches just a few grams per day—equivalent to the daily diet of a shrew. Where have all the insects gone? 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Wild shrews live about 13-15 months and never regain their previous size. Shrews it or lose it: a critter's incredible shrinking skull 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z 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. Small-Minded Strategy: The Common Shrew Shrinks Its Head to Survive Winter 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z For example, the barren ground shrew has seen its range constrict aggressively as its tundra home warms. Climate change impacting ‘most’ species on Earth, even down to their genome 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Small size, as in shrews or mice, correlates with shorter life spans but fast gestation and large numbers of offspring. Animals in Extra Large 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Ryacudu was quoted as using the Indonesian word “curut” to describe the officers, the literal translation for which is shrew or mouse, but which is used to disparage a subordinate as insignificant. Indonesia plays down military rift with Australia over 'insult' 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The scientists periodically caught, measured and X-rayed wild shrews near the German village of Möggingen. Shrews it or lose it: a critter's incredible shrinking skull 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z But, like the authors of the new research, he was surprised by the degree of shrews’ shrinking bones and brains. Small-Minded Strategy: The Common Shrew Shrinks Its Head to Survive Winter 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z A common trope in films of the time was that of the "spoilt shrew tamed by the hero". Jayalalitha: The 'goddess' of Tamil Nadu politics - BBC News 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z She says the worm-eating relatives of the shrew aren’t all bad—their digging boosts soil nutrients, and superstition says wearing a dead mole around your neck cures toothaches. England Has a Mole Problem: Feuding Mole Catchers 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z They looked for evidence of this ghastly activity among four million recorded deaths in more than a thousand different mammals, from shrews to primates. How Human Violence Stacks Up Against Other Killer Animals Common shrews, whose favorite meal is earthworms, are very active, and must eat constantly to supply their ravenous metabolism. Shrews it or lose it: a critter's incredible shrinking skull 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z He and his colleagues hope to build a large outdoor enclosure to better study how a shrinking brain influences shrews’ mental skills like learning, flexibility and memory. Small-Minded Strategy: The Common Shrew Shrinks Its Head to Survive Winter 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Others, like ground squirrels and tree shrews, do so relatively often. Why do we kill? Controversial study blames our distant ancestors 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Finally, a woman who has spent her life doing her homework wasn’t made out to be a condescending shrew. Why the mediocre male's days may be numbered | Jessica Valenti 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Oh, the music, the set, the direction — The lighting, the magic, the spark, Nothing else of the sort, Save the grand Delacorte, Can tame shrews as they do in the park. Shakespeare at Night in the Park 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Maybe the girlfriend is a shrew who done you wrong, but you’re being pretty horrible to her, too. Maybe all women aren’t the problem — maybe it’s you 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z The new featurette takes care of that, showing eager fans a few of the new additions to the magical universe including a praying mantis-like plant creature and what appears to be a magical shrew. J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts Trailer Will Get You Even More Excited 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Trees remain vital habitat for birds and other species even after they die and fall, creating new homes for critters such as snakes, salamanders, moles, and shrews. These Animals Live in the Most Powerful City in the World 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z I would get so excited at seeing a shrew’s skull and they would just look at me like I was insane.” Black hikers breaking the 'green ceiling' and clearing a path for enthusiasts 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Here, for instance, is a burying beetle pulling a dead shrew into its "cave." This female beetle uses unsexy pheromones to calm horny dudes 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z I couldn’t come up with anything clever when that entitled shrew told me to watch where I was going, but I did know that most wheelie-luggage people are in poor physical shape. Madam, Kindly Remove Your Elbow From My Nose 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z And some animals — like a fierce, tiny shrew who plays a Vito Corleone type, are an amusing mix of biological accuracy and visual joke. Did a Disney animated film really say that? If it's 'Zootopia,' prepare to be shocked 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z However, a closer look reveals a shrew decision that is probably the ideal situation for club, player, and country. Jordan Morris at Seattle Sounders: good for club, country – and player 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Over the years, she was also called a harpy, a shrew, and a scold. What will they call Hillary Clinton if she wins? 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z These shrews can really hold their nectar: Despite boozing nightly on the high-alcohol nectar, they show no effects of intoxication. Do Animals Get Drunk? 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z He wanted to contain the PLO, to tame the shrew. Anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's murder stirs what-ifs amid violence 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The second is classic invocation of woman as nagging shrew. Trump’s sexism and Fiorina’s dishonesty 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Let’s remember, some of the shrews are menstruating. So now they care about sexism? The ugly hypocrisy of the right’s reaction to Trump’s Kelly slur 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z “But in another few weeks they will grow a brain and become very, very fierce predators,” hunting small mammals like voles, shrews, pocket gophers and mice, as well as insects and other birds. Tiny Owl Getting Talking-To From Sheriff Has Huge Appetite 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z She's a woman who knows what she wants, and she mostly wants to be an emasculating, hypocritical shrew. Review: Irrational Man and the incredible shrinking worldview of Woody Allen 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Tangles of wood and piles of rock scattered under the Gold Creek bridges serve as avenues and hiding places for small creatures, like pikas, voles, shrews and snakes. Special I-90 overpass will help animals cross safely 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The foundation works in zoos and refuges internationally to improve the dental health of animals up and down the food chain, from bears to elephants to snakes to shrews. Exotic cats get dental help from volunteers, students 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z The team scanned a variety of different types of animal mummies from wading birds and falcons to cats and shrews and even a five foot long Nile crocodile. 70 million animal mummies: Egypt’s dark secret - BBC News 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z The plant helps support Bicknell’s Thrush, shrews and the snowshoe hare among other animals. State-by-state glance from new report on New England plants 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Connecticut’s other endangered mammal is the least shrew. With fungal disease, state mulls ‘endangered’ tag for bats 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z It was about 7 centimeters long and weighed about 16 grams, the size of a small shrew, and had a wide stance typical of burrowing animals. Found: Two sophisticated mammals that thrived during the age of the dinosaurs 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z ADH4 from human relatives as distant as the tree shrew were tested for their ability to digest alcohol. Our Taste for Alcohol Goes Back Millions of Years 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Her mother, clearly a bit of shrew for a gorilla, rejected her immediately. Gorilla cared for by humans joins fellow apes 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z At that time, nearly all primitive mammals were no bigger than shrews and mice, cowering in the shadows of hulking reptiles. Madagascar Fossil Offers Clues in Evolution of Mammals 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The chain-smoking shrew crouched behind the cash register, bored out of her small mind, observing nothing at all. Exquisite Corpse 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Reporting in the Journal of Experimental Biology, the researchers found that the nerve conduction rate in the giraffe is pretty much the same as it is in a shrew, rat or any other mammal. Our Understanding of Giraffes Does Not Measure Up 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z At the opposite end of scale, the smallest of our kin are the pygmy shrews, diminutive scraps of fur and flesh barely two grams in weight. Is Earth’s Life Unique in the Universe? 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z The fossil of an ancient hedgehog just two inches long, no bigger than a shrew, was discovered in British Columbia. A 52-Million-Year-Old Window Into the Future 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z "We're also looking at bats and hedgehogs and shrews and fish and so on - there's not much left really. How much evidence do you need before you take action?" Bird decline linked to pesticide use 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z “Because they are so abundant, they are a food source for birds, snakes and small mammals, things like raccoons, possums and shrews,” Lips said. Study: Salamanders in the Appalachians are smaller To further support the idea, the new species is part of a group called sengis, also known as elephant shrews. How Much Elephant Is In That Mouse? 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z One of 17 elephant shrew species, the newly discovered mammal weighs up to an ounce and measures about 7.5 inches from snout to tail, Reuters reports. This shrew only weighs an ounce but it's more like an elephant than a mouse 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The findings, published in the Journal of Mammalogy, floored scientists, who said the only visible link between an African elephant and the diminutive shrew is its trunk-like nose. Newly Discovered Mouse-like Mammal Is Closely Related to Elephants 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The 20 fourth- and fifth-grade children attending the three-day archaeological camp recently hosted by the South Dakota State Historical Society attacked the assignment with relish, delighting as they uncovered parts of birds, rodents and shrews. SD children get hands-on lesson in archaeology 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z And not only mice, but also rats, shrews, frogs and slugs. Mice Run for Fun, Not Just Work, Research Shows 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z Elephant shrews used to be considered members of the Soricidae family, to which true shrews belong. How Much Elephant Is In That Mouse? 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z But it really shouldn’t be referred to as a such, given that elephant shrews — which are different from true shrews — aren’t rodents. This shrew only weighs an ounce but it's more like an elephant than a mouse 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The desert-dwelling shrew is prone to giving birth to twins, which hit the ground running like the calves of some types of African antelope. Newly Discovered Mouse-like Mammal Is Closely Related to Elephants 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z This insect-eating shrew is so persistent in the fossil record that almost all paleontologists recognize it immediately as a contender for the long-lived species crown. Seeking long-lived mammals, paleontologist finds two that lasted at least 23 million years 2014-04-21T20:14:14Z Strangely, scientists in the 1990s discovered that despite their diminutive size, they are genetically more closely related to their elephant namesakes than to shrews. Secrets of the speedy elephant shrew 2014-01-16T02:56:51Z The apparent similarities between shrews and sengis is called convergent evolution. How Much Elephant Is In That Mouse? 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z But for now, researchers aren't sure why it's more closely related to elephants than other elephant shrews are. This shrew only weighs an ounce but it's more like an elephant than a mouse 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z A new species of hero shrew was described but is it true their name comes from a 'special power'? Weird wildlife news quiz 2013 2013-12-31T11:06:19Z Thor’s hero shrew is number six on this list but is number one on the Backboniest List of All Time Until Someone Backbonier Comes Along. Top Ten Strangest Animal Moments of 2013 2013-12-26T16:45:03.961Z Their long noses earned the animals comparisons to elephants and the family of 18 species native to Africa are also known as the elephant shrews. Secrets of the speedy elephant shrew 2014-01-16T02:56:51Z Filled with beautiful illustrations of duckbilled shrews, monkey-faced sea birds, and saw-nosed arctic wolves, each with its own scientific name and description, I cannot recommend it enough as an obscure Christmas gift. Curious (and Terrifying) Creatures in Zoology, Plus One Obscure Christmas Gift Idea 2013-12-20T19:15:09.536Z When nauseated, the shrews avoid a saccharin treat associated with the nausea and stop rearing up on their hind legs. Researchers look for effective treatments for a common problem: Nausea 2013-11-18T21:23:48Z The awards were presented by five past Nobel laureates Representing archaeology was a study that observed which bones dissolved when swallowing whole a dead shrew. 'Beer goggle' study wins Ig Nobel 2013-09-13T06:57:33Z A new species of Thor’s hero shrew was discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in July this year. Top Ten Strangest Animal Moments of 2013 2013-12-26T16:45:03.961Z At first glance they might look like just another shrew - a small, furry mammal that loves to eat insects - and this is how they were initially described. Secrets of the speedy elephant shrew 2014-01-16T02:56:51Z Who ate the dead shrew for science? *sings* There was a young student who swallowed a shrew. IgNobels 2013! Who ate the dead shrew for science? 2013-09-16T13:15:45.580Z By tracking molecular markers in the shrew’s brain, Horn has identified signals that travel from a nauseated shrew’s gut to activate areas in its brain stem and cause vomiting. Researchers look for effective treatments for a common problem: Nausea 2013-11-18T21:23:48Z Why don't you let mussie soldiers from other islamic countries that is your allies do the fighting and not you france & allies eetom The French are shrew opportunists. France's Case for Military Action in Syria 2013-09-02T08:35:22Z Dr. Snell-Rood and Ms. Wick also found that in rural parts of Minnesota, two species of shrews and two species of bats experienced an increase in brain size as well. Matter: As Humans Change Landscape, Brains of Some Animals Change, Too 2013-08-22T12:01:00Z Then I miss the exit, and the GPS Lady, a condescending shrew who — believe me —I would never be friends with in real life, says, “Recalculating, you nitwit.” I Was Misinformed: The Tough Love GPS 2013-08-21T11:00:01Z This same person may, or may not, have swallowed a whole shrew. IgNobels 2013! Who ate the dead shrew for science? 2013-09-16T13:15:45.580Z Charles Horn, a neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, is studying the musk shrew, which, unlike lab rats and mice, does vomit. Researchers look for effective treatments for a common problem: Nausea 2013-11-18T21:23:48Z A Star Philosopher Falls, and a Debate Over Sexism Is Set Off Ever since Socrates’ wife was painted as a jealous shrew by one of his pupils, women have had it tough in philosophy. Colin McGinn, Philosopher, to Leave His Post 2013-08-03T01:42:59Z An international team of researchers in the village of Baleko, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, made a surprising find: a slightly different shrew with a similarly "heroic" backbone. ScienceShot: New Shrew Has Spine of Steel 2013-07-24T00:15:00Z “They told him this shrew was commonly seen near palm trees.” New Species, Thor's Hero Shrew, Will Back Itself in Any Feat of Strength 2013-07-23T23:45:00.657Z You know, just random “hey, who knows what happens if you eat a shrew?” IgNobels 2013! Who ate the dead shrew for science? 2013-09-16T13:15:45.580Z Horn exposes the shrews to chemotherapy drugs or anesthesia medications that cause severe nausea in humans. Researchers look for effective treatments for a common problem: Nausea 2013-11-18T21:23:48Z The shrew, which is the world's smallest diving mammal, is able to increase its body temperature just before it dives, . Man v seal: How we compare with our marine cousins 2013-06-17T00:15:47Z Known to visit other houses and likes to hunt shrews. Secret life of the cat: What do our feline companions get up to? 2013-06-12T14:59:27Z Go back far enough, and we’re distant cousins, at least, to the tiniest tree shrew and the great blue whale. Found: Our Oldest Primate Ancestor 2013-06-05T19:35:28Z Before and after the shrew, the subject ingested “marker foods,” foods that go through the digestive tract somewhat…obviously…and so will tell you when to expect the shrew. IgNobels 2013! Who ate the dead shrew for science? 2013-09-16T13:15:45.580Z But since Horn cannot ask the shrews to rate their nausea, he has found others ways to track it. Researchers look for effective treatments for a common problem: Nausea 2013-11-18T21:23:48Z “Sediments, , fish, birds, bats, shrews, insects, mink, everything we study in the Hudson River is contaminated with PCBs.” Mink Young Jeopardized by Industrial Chemicals 2013-04-02T17:15:00.340Z The research showed that the animals largely prey on non-native mice and rats in densely populated urban areas, while in rural areas they target mice, shrews, voles, squirrels and even rabbits. Your Cat: A Major Wildlife Threat 2013-01-31T08:35:00Z The study found that birds native to the US, such as the American Robin, were most at risk, and mice, shrews, voles, squirrels and rabbits were the mammals most likely to be killed. Cats 'kill billions of animals' 2013-01-30T16:02:03Z If you find a shrew set in there…well a closer look could tell you whether that was part of dinner at some point. IgNobels 2013! Who ate the dead shrew for science? 2013-09-16T13:15:45.580Z Birds native to the US, such as the American Robin, were most at risk, and mice, shrews, voles, squirrels and rabbits were the mammals most likely to be killed. Cats killing 'billions of animals' 2013-01-29T16:25:28Z In the 1990s scientists believed the pitcher plant , found in the rainforests of Borneo, gained nitrogen by consuming the bodies of mammals after a tree shrew was found inside the plant's pitcher-like cavity. David Attenborough's life lessons 2012-11-15T01:53:39Z Researchers from Monash University, Australia, found that the tree shrews were indeed tempted to the plants by nectar, but were not the plant's prey. David Attenborough's life lessons 2012-11-15T01:53:39Z New species of night monkey, porcupine and shrew opossum found in Peru New, unnamed species of night monkey. New species of night monkey, porcupine and shrew opossum found in Peru 2012-10-02T15:45:00.247Z But in the end, what we can really conclude from this study is that someone swallowed a shrew. IgNobels 2013! Who ate the dead shrew for science? 2013-09-16T13:15:45.580Z On camera, Carson’s careful way of speaking dispelled any notions that she was a shrew or some kind of zealot. Green Blog: Remembering 'Silent Spring' 2012-09-21T20:39:46Z Mount Kinabalu is home to thousands of endemic species—from orchids, land snails, and frogs, to fungi, jumping spiders, and shrews. Mystery of the Mountain 2012-09-10T20:45:45.097Z In the 1990s scientists believed the pitcher plant Nepenthes rajah, found in the rainforests of Borneo, gained nitrogen by consuming the bodies of rodents after a tree shrew was found inside the plant's pitcher-like cavity. David Attenborough's life lessons 2012-11-15T01:53:39Z If you like shrews, especially if you like them parboiled, you'll want to devour a 1994 study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science. Strange but true: science's most improbable research 2012-08-18T23:00:02Z Scientists investigated how the shrews, known as the smallest diving mammals, coped with the challenges of diving. Shrews ‘warm up’ before cold dives 2012-07-03T07:45:39Z Monday What fools we mortals are, for I who wrote of shrews married a shrew who is more shrewful than any Kate from Padua. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z I wish you could manage to be rather less of a shrew,' what do you think the scullery-maid would answer then? Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Although almost as exclusively insectivorous as bats, moles and shrews do not, so far as is known, hibernate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The shrew was a local specimen, procured via trapping at an unspecified location not far from the school. Strange but true: science's most improbable research 2012-08-18T23:00:02Z Every one can tame a shrew but he that hath her. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z But I should not have gotten sick: I should have stayed in London to the end, fought the Puritans, fought the King, the tax collectors, the players of the shrew’s men! Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Nor do I see shrews and moles that eat juvenile banana slugs. Scientist at Work Blog: A Thriving Community of Banana Slugs 2012-03-28T11:34:17Z Therefore the shrew and the hedgehog, both surface feeders for the most part, need only be considered in this connexion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The shrew was ingested without chewing; any damage occurred as the remains were processed internally. Strange but true: science's most improbable research 2012-08-18T23:00:02Z Neighbours," the shrew continued volubly, "she be no more my lady than I be. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z I laugh at my own defeat, a shrew beside a shrew, players nodding at my marital bewilderment, I, the drunkard drunk on illusions. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z "Cursed shrew!" he said, for the third time. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Once he drew Jack's attention to a greenish lizard, some eight inches long, creeping down an ant-hill towards a tiny shrew mouse. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Whilst they were talking thus to that big snake an elephant-nosed shrew came out of the bush and heard them talking, and came near to the door of the snake's house. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z "Then on the road you may leave her," the shrew retorted. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z I wondered, marking how she bit her lip and refrained from assent, whether there might not be something of the shrew about my beautiful neighbour. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z This is indeed the broad pattern you see as you range north and south of the equator, which explains why you find moose in Alaska and tree shrews in the tropics and not vice versa. Little People: Will Climate Change Shrink the Species? 2011-02-07T06:15:00Z The food of mice and shrews in a Colorado montane forest. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z I saw the termagant as she passed my door, tagging after the thief-taker, who looked surly enough, but evidently was no match for the dirty shrew at his heels. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z It was stolen by that craven hound yonder, and buried by night by that lying shrew there. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z She certainly was pretty; would develop some day, obstinate and headstrong like her father, into a shrew. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Terrorism was the man's simple solution; but those who looked, in the last Act, for a tamed and adoring shrew were to be disappointed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z Poor Gertrude: she was a good woman, and loved her husband without understanding him; but she had a quick temper, and was what is commonly called a shrew. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z The scene we quote is from the play dealing with Noah's flood and pictures Noah's wife as a veritable shrew. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z “A fox trots along here to his hunting-ground where he catches shrews an’ mice or grasshoppers even, when he can’t get hold of a plump quail or partridge. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z She had been thrown, by her father's second marriage, under the persecutions of a shrew, a jealous step-sister, and a century-old imbecile. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z For the rest, it was the personality of Mr. Godfrey Tearle, as the savage mate of the shrew, that dominated the scene. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z She afterwards married Counsellor Clive, and being not a little of the shrew, it is said, quarrelled with him so seriously, that before the honeymoon was fairly out, the “happy pair” agreed to separate. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Two or three smaller shrews, less aquatic in habits, also inhabit the Hudson Bay region. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z The purpose of this report is to make clear the biological relationships between the shrews of the Sorex vagrans-obscurus "species group." Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z What a plucky little shrew she is, after all! Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Squirrels, rats, mice, moles, shrews, and any small birds that he can surprise asleep, with insects, form his principal food. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Like the moles the shrews are found all over the Northern Hemisphere. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z The water shrew colonises on the banks of rivers. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Non-geographic variation, that is to say, variation within a single population of shrews, consists of variation owing to age and normal individual variation. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Oh, how I wished that, just for once, she had been a shrew; I could have brazened out the matter then. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z In mouse traps set at the edges of these ditches, partly in the water, star-nosed moles and navigator shrews were taken. Notes on the Mammals of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, Michigan, 1920 Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Number 109 2011-10-15T02:00:26.690Z It's a very common superstition among English country folk that shrews always drop dead if they attempt to cross a road. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z The shrew family is a large one and widely distributed over the surface of the earth. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Variation with age must be considered in order to assemble comparable samples of these shrews. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Many readers of "Snow-Bound" have doubtless often wondered who the beautiful and mysterious young woman is who is sketched in such vigorous portraiture,—"the not unfeared, half-welcome guest," half saint and half shrew. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Credit: Mark A. Klingler/Carnegie Museum of Natural History Way back in the Late Jurassic, 160 million years ago, your closest relative looked like a shrew. 'Jurassic Mother' Found in China 2011-08-24T18:02:00Z Moles and shrews, so far as observation goes, don't hibernate. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z One species of the shrew enjoys the reputation of being the smallest living mammal; it is but an inch and a half long with a tail of an inch in length. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z No specimens actually possess these pure colors, but most colors in these shrews are seen to be derived from the two mentioned by admixture of black and/or neutral gray. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Marry! men take not kindly to upbraiding, and hate a shrew at best o' times. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Sir Charles was an old hunter, but since the long-gone day when he struck down his first rabbit, he had never tasted a shrew. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z What is known as the "long-tailed shrew," is the very smallest of our relations among the mammalia. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z The shrew is generally found either in burrows, or among heaps of stones, or in holes made by other animals; near dung heaps or hayricks, they are more numerous than elsewhere. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Open circles represent teeth of second year shrews; solid circles represent teeth of first year shrews. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Here is a whirlwind in petticoats equal to my pretty shrew who was so well tamed at the last. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z She knew that the badger and the hedgehog and the squirrel and the shrew are quite harmless, but that the fox and the stoat and the cat must be avoided. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z But it isn't because the shrews wouldn't be afraid if the cats got after them, but because cats always let shrews alone. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z There are mice, shrews, voles, for all of which he sets some primitive snare and captures. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z In general, winter pelage is darker than summer pelage in these shrews. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Developmental biologist Christian Mitgutsch, and his colleagues, from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, looked at the hands of eight mole species, and compared them with those of their close relative, the shrew. Mole extra thumb mystery 'solved' 2011-07-18T11:55:52Z Had it been a rat or a mouse he would have killed it outright and then feasted—but a shrew! Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z But while the shrews can get around so much faster above ground the moles are the most remarkable travellers under ground. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z In April, 1885, a valuable addition was made to our cabinet by the finding of a shrew—genus sorex. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z Those shrews are reddish, large-skulled, large-toothed, and have rostra that are large in proportion to the size of the skull as a whole. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Ben Jonson tells us that his own wife was “a shrew, yet honest.” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Groups of them may be seen in the winter, drudging around among the withered bushes, and scolding like so many shrews. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z This little book also gives pictures of the different kinds of shrews in the United States, and a lot of detail about them and their little paws and their noses and their tails. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Tony Prescott and his team at the University of Sheffield, in England, for example, are attempting to replicate the exquisitely sensitive whiskers of the Etruscan shrew. Robots: Zoobotics 2011-07-07T10:49:11Z The very largest of these shrews live along the coast of northwestern California. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z "Well, I am sure I don't wonder at it; she is such a shrew there is no bearing her." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Now, Simon looked liked one that had neither sense nor reason, but stood amazed, as if there had been a whole army of Billingsgate shrews. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z It's a queer thing how systematic and prompt shrews and moles are in business. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z "I judge that the pretty one is quite devoted to you and the shrew here keeps guard in your absence." The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z The shrews so far discussed inhabit forests in a region of high rainfall and a minimum of seasonal fluctuation in temperature. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Recent development work on the island, however, which was intended to bring in tourism, brought with it one particularly voracious predator: the Indian musk shrew. Rare skink saved from extinction 2011-06-10T08:36:44Z Some, as the musk animal, have the pouch under the belly; the shrew has the glands on the side; the camel on the back of the neck; the crocodile under the throat, etc. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z The shrews hunt spiders and hundred-legged worms and larv� in holes and crannies of the soil or beneath leaves of ground plants and old logs. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z The pelage of prairie voles, pine mice, deer mice, and shrews forms a habitat for many kinds of parasitic arthropods. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z Such a habitat seems to be the optimum for shrews of the vagrans group since the largest individuals are found there. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z The animals are thought to be extinct on their native Flat Island in Mauritius, because invasive shrews that prey on them are now established there. Rare skink saved from extinction 2011-06-10T08:36:44Z This burrow is formed by the smallest quadruped animal known to man, the minute shrew, which, when full grown, rarely exceeds the weight of thirty-six grains. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z Besides, if from the Eocene to the present the Bats have remained the same, how long would it take to develop an animal with ordinary feet, like those of a shrew, into a bat? The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants 2011-06-01T02:00:24.880Z In my room I caught mice, voles, and shrews. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z In addition, shrews seem to be as common, or commoner, in this coastal belt, than they are in other places. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z "The secretive skinks were able to hide away from rats and cats, but the shrew is much smaller and was brought in at very high densities and hunts day and night," Dr Cole said. Rare skink saved from extinction 2011-06-10T08:36:44Z If a common mouse-trap be used, it is necessary to work it over with additional wire, as this shrew could pass between the bars even of a close mouse-trap. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z Likewise, it estimated that at least 160 types of land mammals were yet to be found, about 3 percent of a known total of 5,398 ranging from elephants to tiny shrews. Third of amphibians said unknown; lurk in forests 2011-05-18T12:19:34Z The list might also be extended by enumerating the bats, shrews, and moles, but we are compelled to cut short this most interesting portion of our review. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The large shrews of the vagrans group on the Pacific coast were divided into three species by H. H. T. Jackson in his revision of the North American Sorex in 1928. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Within a year of the discovery of the shrew, we were unable to find any skinks on Flat Island. Rare skink saved from extinction 2011-06-10T08:36:44Z The species of the shrew genus are not all so exceedingly diminutive, as some of them are even larger than a common mouse. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z "Blockhead! it would serve him right to come to his senses under the feet of my horse," said the only occupant of a low carriage, in the voice of a shrew, as she drove on. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z The insect-eating mammals are represented by a large number of genera and species, of moles and shrews, but hedgehogs are absent. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The large reddish shrews of the coast of California and southern Oregon were called S. pacificus. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z The rescued skinks will be kept at Durrell, "until we are certain that these translocated populations have established or we manage to find a way to tackle the shrew problem", he said. Rare skink saved from extinction 2011-06-10T08:36:44Z He has been heard to say that, in investigating the habits of the shrew mole, he walked many hundred miles. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z His nature was that rare combination of dogged will and kind heart; and his wife perpetually crossed him in small matters and was a veritable shrew of shrews. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z She skipped and screamed and laughed, now here, now there, almost as much the object of amusement to the mob as the henpecked husband and his shrew of a wife. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z Still smaller shrews from northwestern Oregon and from the rest of the Pacific coast north into Alaska were called S. obscurus. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Perhaps a shrew has been there the day before. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z The posada was one of the most wretched description, and to mend the matter, the hostess was a most intolerable scold and shrew. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z A man may crawl on his belly before a sharp-tongued shrew, and yet hold that within him which will arise at the command of necessity; stunned and brow-beaten worth quickened by chance, opportunity, or need. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z A horrid-looking shrew seized him by the hair and while she dragged the almost lifeless body towards the altar other dastards from the dregs of the mob struck him in the face with their feet. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Inland from the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska the size of the vagrans shrew decreases rapidly. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Just last year he and his colleagues described how some other pitcher plants rely on tree shrew feces for nutrients, and only then did he wonder whether bats might be fertilizing the plants. Carnivorous Plant Feasts on Bat Dung 2011-01-26T00:02:00Z The poor man was in despair, for he had never meant to commit a murder—he only wanted to prevent the old shrew from screaming. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z We fear, too, the blooming Anne is a "little shrew." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z A touch of a leaf from this tree was reputed to cure cramp, but especially that form of it supposed to be caused by a shrew passing over man or beast. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z On the more or less isolated mountain ranges of Montana east of the continental divide the vagrans shrew is somewhat smaller still. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Leave this house, you low-bred shrew, and if you ever dare to come here again—” “Dare!” cried the woman as fiercely. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z Elephant shrews share a common ancestor with elephants The grey-faced sengi is much bigger than any other - roughly the size of a rabbit. Weird and wonderful 2010-12-12T11:12:15Z The animals are more closely related to elephants than shrews despite their size, and got their name because of their long, flexible, trunk-like nose. New elephant shrew species maybe found in Kenya 2010-09-21T15:22:00Z But it is not this big to swallow up mammals such as tree shrews or rats. World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings 2010-03-10T09:29:00Z On the Sacramento Mountains of southeastern New Mexico the shrew is somewhat larger and slightly darker. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z This included a spotted eagle owl, pig-tailed macaque monkey, African penguin, baboon and a giant tree shrew. Couple face jail over skull trade 2010-03-01T16:08:00Z Strangely, elephant shrews are not related to shrews but they do share a common ancestor with elephants. Weird and wonderful 2010-12-12T11:12:15Z Of the Insectivora, numerous forms of moles, shrews and hedgehogs prevail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Instead, the pitcher uses tasty nectar to attract tree shrews, then ensures its pitcher is big enough to collect the feeding mammal's droppings. World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings 2010-03-10T09:29:00Z All of these montane populations of the vagrans shrew are commonest in hydrosere communities, that is to say, streamsides and marshy areas where the predominant vegetation is grass, sedges, willows, and alders. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Over at Aunt Erie Toppitt’s the shrew again halted—and there it seemed that she did have time to “tarry,” and roll the morsel of gossip under tongue. The Law of Hemlock Mountain It has its tail devoid of hair and covered with scales, its eyes small, and an elongated nose like the shrews. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide There is a hint of the shrew in all good women. The Window at the White Cat They did so after noticing that tree shrews, which are a similar size to rodents but most closely related to primates, sometimes left faeces in the traps of large pitchers. World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings 2010-03-10T09:29:00Z Since these animals are less common within the montane forests, hydrosere communities, rather than the actual forest, seem to be the positive feature important for the shrews. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z All of the water shrews were taken in July and early August and at the edge of water in traps baited with rolled oats. Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway Besides, if from the Eocene to the present, the Bats have remained the same, how long would it take to develop an animal with ordinary feet, like those of a shrew, into a bat? The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer If you don't, she'll either be a shrew or a whiner. Sinister Street, vol. 2 "All of a sudden we realised that there may be some relationship between big pitchers and tree shrews," says Dr Clarke. World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings 2010-03-10T09:29:00Z These months are critical for the reproduction and growth of shrews. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z The cinereous shrew was taken principally in moist woodlands, grassy areas, and adjacent to water. Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway I have a notable shrew, who snaps about her like the devil. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. What do you think of such a shrew? Yiddish Tales The same is true for two other species of large meat-eating pitcher plant, N. lowii and N. macrophylla that are also visited by tree shrews. World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings 2010-03-10T09:29:00Z It is clear, however, that these smaller animals intergrade with the larger shrews of the more western mountains. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Remarks.—These three shrews, in comparison with those referred to S. o. obscurus, are paler, and the one complete skull has a slightly higher braincase. Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway A whim, a fit of obstinacy, a childish caprice--a refractory character like Katharine the shrew is not hopeless, since we need not once for all make a cross against it and go our way. The Children of the World Short-tailed shrews, more white-footed mice, and pine voles were trapped on following days. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 The tree shrews get nectar, a valuable food source, and in return, the plants get to catch and absorb the tree shrew's faeces which likely supplies the majority of nitrogen required by the plant. World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings 2010-03-10T09:29:00Z This small reddish shrew is found all the way to the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z On several occasions when a short-tailed shrew was caught in the same pitfall with ant-eating frogs, it was found to have killed and eaten them. Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog Masked Shrew.—In this county the masked shrew is usually found in sphagnum and tamarack bogs. The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, No. 123 One shrew was caught alive August 30, as he was running about on the forest floor at 7:30 A.M. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 Such creatures would normally provide the nitrogen needed by the pitcher, forcing it to evolve its huge size to attract tree shrews instead. World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings 2010-03-10T09:29:00Z It intergrades with a somewhat larger, grayer shrew in the Sierra Nevada of California. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Like the frogs, the shrews were most often caught in pitfalls just after heavy rains. Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog This shrew is diurnal as well as nocturnal, and I have often seen it in its runways. The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, No. 123 More voles and a short-tailed shrew were taken on later days. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 I see one must thank God for a shrew as well as for a sheep, though the sheep have more wool on his back, and affords a more savoury repast at the board. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 The lowland shrew occurs in the eastern part of the Snake River Plains, and along the valleys of the Bear and Salt rivers into Wyoming. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z On occasion it took heavy toll of frogs trapped in pitfalls, and many of the larger adults were scarred or mutilated from bites, probably of the shrew. Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog While trapping in Steere's Swamp, south of Ann Arbor, a Synaptomys cooperi in a trap was eaten by one of these shrews, which was later caught in the same trap. The Mammals of Washtenaw County, Michigan Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, No. 123 Between July 21 and August 27 a total of two hundred and eighty-five mouse traps set in the upland forest took on the first nights one short-tailed shrew and thirty northern white-footed mice. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 My experience of a shrew drove me to turn the shrewd comedian; and yet all our boxes are stored with complete doxies; nay, some, whose carriage give life to this day's action. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 In this area, therefore, the zone of intergradation between the smaller lowland shrew and the larger montane shrew is more gradual and gradually intergrading populations are found over a relatively large area. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z This shrew is common on the Reservation, especially in woodland. Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog Where now the barren rock? the painted shrew? Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes The Helming boys trapped a short-tailed shrew and also house mice and a white-footed mouse in the basement of their house. The Mammals of Warren Woods, Berrien County, Michigan Occasional Paper of the Museum of Zoology, Number 86 Yesterday on the tennis ground I found a mole shrew. Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt In southern British Columbia and northern Washington this shrew in the mountains is large and in the intermontane valleys is small. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Once in 1954 a shrew was found at the quarry in a pitfall that had been one of those most productive of frogs. Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog He married Titus' daughter, and she is said to be sharp-tongued; some even say a shrew. Landolin “Ye will see the old shrew,” said Bennet. The Black Arrow A Tale of the Two Roses A husband comes upon the stage, whose wife—I would not be ungallant, but conscientious regard to truth compels me sorrowfully to declare—is an unmitigated shrew. Here and There in London In a few places, recognizably distinct populations of the vagrant shrew occur within a few miles of one another, but in other places there are populations of intergrades. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z On other occasions shrews caught in pitfalls with several frogs had killed and eaten some and left others unharmed. Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog As a matter of fact, several yards back the shrew had blundered past the mouth of a branching tunnel, up which the mole, ignorant that he was being pursued, had taken leisurely way. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Selden, take me this old shrew softly to the nearest elm, and hang me him tenderly by the neck, where I may see him at my riding. The Black Arrow A Tale of the Two Roses Thus parted the ill-assorted pair, each of whom has attained world-wide celebrity--the one as the world's philosopher, the other as the proverbial shrew. Greek Women These Great Basin shrews dwell in hydrosere communities as do their Rocky Mountain counterparts. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z The revolting daughters of to-day do not curse and swear; at all events, they do not swear in print, where only we have met the shrews. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time At this point the shrew seemed to decide that he had had enough of underground foraging. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life I know of no instance of the occurrence of the cinereous shrew in desert areas such as there are between many of the mountain ranges of southern New Mexico, Coahuila, and Nuevo León. Pleistocene Soricidae from San Josecito Cave, Nuevo Leon, Mexico In her, joined a marvellous compound of the mother, the queen, the shrew, and the witch. Greek Women In this arid region such a habitat obviously is the only one habitable for a shrew of the vagrans group. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z A shrew, found also in India and Malaya. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Having devoured the fat grub, and finding his appetite still unappeased, the shrew at once resumed his vehement digging. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life There is so much genuine pain in her voice that Dulce is touched; she forgets all, condones all; to see a fellow-creature in pain is terrible to this hot-blooded little shrew. Portia or By Passions Rocked Thanks also for your pencillings; though I defend “shrew,” or at least many of the shrews. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) These small shrews of the Great Basin and the small vagrant shrews of the Pacific Coast were called Sorex vagrans by Jackson. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Virginie as a wife had been a trifle of a shrew. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. He came to the fork where the shrew had gone by an hour before. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life Additional trapping at this locality failed to produce more shrews. Noteworthy Mammals from Sinaloa, Mexico Under these circumstances it is perhaps not surprising to find the women described as “great shrews, who would on the slightest provocation drive their offending husbands out of the house.” The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy Large reddish shrews of the coast of California and southwestern Oregon become smaller and darker to the north. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z “You will see the old shrew,” said Bennet. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) In the absolute darkness of his straitened underworld the shrew felt no consciousness of restriction. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life These twelve specimens extend the known area of occurrence of the species in Utah approximately 80 miles to the south, and indicate that this shrew occurs throughout the state in favorable habitats. Additional Records and Extensions of Known Ranges of Mammals from Utah All three nominal species are relatively small, short-tailed shrews. Taxonomy and Distribution of Some American Shrews Moving inland from the coast the shrews become markedly smaller in Alaska and British Columbia. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Several kinds of mammals are known only from this "biological island" including the pocket gopher mentioned above and the shrew, Sorex milleri. Two New Moles (Genus Scalopus) from Mexico and Texas But as it was he saw no reason to turn up his sharp nose at shrew. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life An increase in grazing activity, road building, and camping in Prater and Morfield canyons might eliminate the small areas of habitat occupied by the montane vole and the wandering shrew. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado The woman with the Madonna face may unmask and show the lineaments of a common shrew in her chamber. The Co-Citizens This montane form intergrades with a smaller more reddish Great Basin shrew, the zone of intergradation roughly following the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z For jangle that one never so fast, that other is never the wiser, though he shrew him instead of 'good-morrow'! Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse Unruffled by his narrow escape, the shrew went on with his burrowing. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life He replied very humbly; and so sweetly that Murgu�a quailed for the little shrew. The Missourian Helen was a beauty, Xantippe was a shrew; Medusa was a Gorgon, And so—are—you! Mrs. Tree The Great Basin shrew occurs westward to the Pacific Coast; there the Great Basin shrew occurs with, although in part it is ecologically separated from, the large reddish coastal shrews. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z I know none more covetous shrews than ye are, when that ye have a benefice. Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse The baffled shrew jumped straight into the air, but in vain; and the great butterfly went flickering off aimlessly and idly over the pasture to find some less perilous basking-place. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life He is afraid that the shrews will put him in the stocks, or put out his eyes. Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century She is a shrew, a scold, and a jealous wife. Five Stages of Greek Religion The name applies to the small vagrant shrew of this area, rather than to the larger forest dweller which has been known as Sorex obscurus. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z The little shrew mole, which I know is active at night, I have never seen but once. Under the Maples Suddenly, from just beneath the stone on which it rested, slipped forth the shrew, and darted at it with a swift, scrambling leap. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life |
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