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Blarina brevicauda
Captured by "Jenny" the black cat. Spotted at 6pm. I read - these are not a rodent - Unlike most mammals, some species of shrew are venomous! Shrew venom is not conducted into the wound by fangs, but by grooves in the teeth. - About 10% of a shrew's mass is in its brain, which is the highest brain to body mass ratio of all animals (including humans).
Spotted on Nov 9, 2012
Submitted on Nov 11, 2012
5 Comments
Wow, nice notes! My cat catches stuff to, but most of the time they are not so lucky....;'(
Cute!
It's very interesting about Shrew's brain-body mass ratio.
Lucky Shrew! Domestic cats are relentless with wildlife. I agree with Maria, very interesting info!
So cute !
Great that your cat didn't kill it. Very interesting information about the venom; I had no idea that some species are venomous.