LIFE CYCLE: The Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew likely lives less than a year. It appears to be solitary except during the breeding season. FEEDING: Like all shrews, the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew ...

The shrew life cycle is not well known. They are tough little guys to study and always on the go, rarely sleeping. Scientists believe they only live a year or two.

Russel Barsh Kwiaht Weighing less than a nickel, a shrew can eat 7 pounds of slugs and insects in a year! Islanders most ...

* Japanese name: Togarinezumi * Scientific name: Sorex gracillimus * Description: The shrew is the archetypal small furry mammal, resembling the first mammals that ever existed. It has brown fur ...