AZ Animals

The Creature Whose Heart Beats Over 1,000 Times Per Minute

This critter with an extraordinary heartbeat may not be often seen, but the Etruscan shrew is constantly on the hunt for its ...
CNN

Elusive Californian mammal captured on camera for first time ever

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Los Angeles Times

Here’s looking at shrew: How college students got first-ever photos of elusive California mammal

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 ...
SFGate

An elusive California mammal has just been photographed alive for the first time

If you’re not a biologist, the Mount Lyell shrew looks similar to other shrews that occupy the Sierra Nevada. It’s a small, grayish brown mammal with a pointy nose. Aside from its size, it’s not ...
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RAW VIDEO: The Framing Of The Shrew: Rare California Rodent Caught On Film For First Time

Credit: California Academy of Sciences/Cover Images The rare and elusive Mount Lyell shrew has been photographed for the first time in the 100 years since its discovery, thanks to a group of ...
IFLScience

As Shrew Like It: Elusive Californian Mammal Photographed For First Time

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.View full profile Eleanor has an ...