Disturbance of the natal nest may elicit caravan behavior from older young, in which siblings move from the nest single file, each with its nose buried in the fur of the rump of a sibling. Although ...

A nose with two nostrils is a trait shared by ... but that’s not the case with the elephant shrew. This tiny mammal has ...

This grey-black to blackish-brown shrew with a pointed, down-drooping nose averages 147-157 mm (5.8-6.2 in) in length, and is the longest of the Adirondack shrews. It weighs 10-17 g (0.35-0.60 oz), ...

The sengi is also known as an “elephant shrew” but is not a shrew at all. These little creatures are insectivorous mammals ...