Students in NorCal recently set out to search for this particularly rare shrew, which was discovered 100 years ago.
The Mount Lyell shrew, a tiny mammal that lives high in the Sierra Nevada mountains, was first described 100 years ago, but ...
Three college students found a way to take photos of the Mt. Lyell shrew, which has never been photographed in the 100 years ...
Momentarily pausing after eating some mealworms, an elusive shrew’s long snout pointed skywards, unaware of the historic ...
You can now feast your eyes on the mysterious and very elusive Mount Lyell Shrew. It's a shy little creature. In fact, this ...
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It was finally ready for its close-up. The rare Mount Lyell shrew was recently photographed for the first time by a group of college students. The pointy-nosed, beady-eyed, greyish-brown creature ...
When Auburn researchers discovered a new henipavirus in a local shrew, they named it after the small Tallapoosa County town ...
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 ...
The Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli) is a tiny little critter, measuring just 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) long and weighing only 2-3 grams (0.1 ounces). The shrew is found only in the Eastern ...
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