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 ...

A TINY animal that looks just like a mint humbug sweet has been spotted in Britain for the first time. The creature, a pygmy shrew, was discovered near St Austell, Cornwall, by Anita McMillan while ...

An invading species of shrew first discovered in Ireland in 2007 is spreading across the landscape at over five kilometers a year, according to new research. Scientists say that the invading species, ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Scientists at University of Galway have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a species of tiny mammal protected in Ireland. The new study, recently ...

Researchers have shared the first ever footage of a false widow spider preying on a shrew, and it is even more disturbing than you think. The footage was taken by Dawn Sturgess in August 2022 at a ...

Tiny mammals don’t get much attention next to elephants or whales, but their size gives them a surprising edge. These animals can squeeze into impossible places, survive on scraps, and avoid detection ...

Nine species of shrews are found in a wide swath over Washington state, from sea level to mountain meadows.They are the state’s smallest mammals — the tiniest, the pygmy shrew, is the size of a thumb ...

Specimens collected by us or colleagues from Britain (and its islands), Ireland, France, Spain, Norway and Sweden were subjected to molecular analysis. The specimens were preserved in ethanol and are ...

17:08, Thu, Jul 10, 2025 Updated: 17:11, Thu, Jul 10, 2025 A Cornish photographer has managed to capture a stunning shot of Britain's tiniest land mammal. Anita McMillan, whose sister Rhoda Watkins is ...

An invading species of shrew first discovered in Ireland in the pellets of barn owls and kestrels in 2007 is spreading across the landscape at a rate of more than five kilometres a year, according to ...