An investigation into allegations that University of New Hampshire researchers violated state animal-cruelty laws determined there were "no elements to support the allegations of negligent acts," UNH ...

The northern short-tailed shrew may appear friend-shaped, but this furry little critter comes equipped with a potent venom.

While the function of the toxin is not clearly known, it probably serves to immobilize small animals and stun larger ones. A major part of the diet of the short-tailed shrew consists of small ...

A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team led by ...

Occasionally, masked shrews kill and consume small animals such as salamanders and nestling birds. Small, soft seeds may form part of the winter diet. A masked shrew requires large quantities of food ...

One of these is the American short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda). Venom can be transferred in many ways, including through spines, stingers or claws. Unlike many venomous animals' teeth, which are ...

Etruscan Shrew: Known as the smallest mammal by mass, this shrew weighs only a few grams and has a rapid metabolism to sustain its energy levels. Bumblebee Bat: Also called Kitti's hog-nosed bat, it ...

With a voracious appetite for insects, a long snout, and beady little eyes, the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew is one intriguing mammal. Today, 95 percent of its former one-million-acre wetland and ...

Animal mummies are a big part of that pay dirt ... squares, and crisscrosses. Shrews in boxes of carved limestone. Rams covered with gilded and beaded casings. A gazelle wrapped in a tattered ...

The animal is small enough to fit in the palm of ... The last scientific record of the "lost species" of elephant shrew was in the 1970s, despite local sightings. The creature was found alive ...

With a voracious appetite for insects, a long snout, and beady little eyes, the Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew is one intriguing mammal. Today, 95 percent of its former one-million-acre wetland and ...