Among Adirondack mammals, pygmy shrews hold several records. Some adults weigh only 2-3 g (0.11 oz) and thus are the smallest mammals in the world. This species is also one of the rarest, with only ...

The Mt. Lyell shrew, a mouse-like mammal that lives in the central Sierra Nevada, has never been photographed in the 100 years since it was discovered. It took three industrious college students to ...

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Hailing from the mountains of Colombia, the new shrews fill in a geographical gap and are among a growing number of species discovered in collections Jack Tamisiea Research zoologist Neal Woodman ...

It was finally ready for its close-up. The rare Mount Lyell shrew was recently photographed for the first time by a group of college students. The pointy-nosed, beady-eyed, greyish-brown creature that ...