It has the body of a mouse, the snout of an anteater, and the poor vision of a mole, and it’s creating tunnels and holes in ...

Newly published research shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and braincase to conserve energy during winter months. Newly ...

Elephant shrew is one of those great oxymorons. The “elephant” part says big, but the “shrew” part says not so much. The mole-like critter rarely tips the scales at more than 1.5 lbs. (0.7 kg). Now, ...

Names we assign to wildlife possess two equal but opposite powers. They can expedite or even enrich communication, or they can befuddle and complicate communication. Nothing exemplifies this claim ...