Do you have these in your country?
There are native ones here, but I've never seen one in real life (southeasern US)
>>217830993The American one looks sillier
>>217830791In my state we have eight species of shrew!
>>217831086That's nice to hear. Are they abundant?
>>217830791yes, and i just saw one of these i left him a little puddle of capri sun
>>217830791that's a rovkayou normally want to poison these critters
>>217831112In fact they are estimated to be our most abundant mammal. We even have a water shrew!
Years ago I lived in Massachusetts. One of these little fucks jumped out of a hole right next to my hand in the front yard, startling the fuck out of me which caused me to yelp like a little bitch… That was my first and last experience with shrews.
>>217831067there's a lot of types of shrews herefor my state the DNR lists the pygmy shrew, short-tail shrew, masked shrew, arctic shrew, northern water shrew, and smoky shrewno clue if that's comprehensive or notI don't really notice them that often but I'm also not looking for em, ordinary mice, voles, groundhogs, etc. are more of a nuisance
>>217830791yes, they're called cencurut, smelly pest that bites on wires
>>217831179Our version of water shrew>>217831221That seems to be exclusive to North America. One would think we'd have an arctic shrew but apparently not
>>217830791We have toimeentulo tuki & sairaseläke.
>>217831272Looks like a Rakali
>>217831294this
>northern short tailed shrewSupposed to be native to my area, I have never seen or heard of this little freak in my life
>>217831382Shrews are very little. If you want to find them it's best to wait quietly somewhere and listen for them rustling around. It isn't good to mess with them as they bite a lot. Some species are even venomous.
>>217831382Quite a long one. Very distinct looking
>>217830791I killed them all, even the women and children.
Most peaceful thread on int
VGH, my ancestor...
We call them Spitzmauspointy mouse
YesThis one is actually poisonous
shrew facts:The hero shrew (Scutisorex somereni), also known as the armored shrew,[2] is a large shrew native to the Congo Basin of Africa. Its features are typical of a white-toothed shrew − short legs, slender snout, dense fur − except for a highly unusual spinal column. It has corrugated interlocking vertebrae that are unique among mammals except for its sister species, Thor's hero shrew. This unique adaptation allows the animal to bear a huge amount of weight on its back − 72 kg (159 lb) according to an expedition team.
>>217832832>This unique adaptation allows the animal to bear a huge amount of weight on its back − 72 kg (159 lb) according to an expedition team.Assuming they weigh about 100 grams, that would be equivalent to me carrying 68 tons on my back with no problem.
>>217833019>The evolutionary benefit of its unusual spine is unknown; it is hypothesized that it allows the animal to push itself under logs or between a palm tree's leaves and trunk to find food.
>>217832832> panzerspitzmausvery cool germany
