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A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by not2b »

tyre wrote: post #10
Loughla wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Shrews are cute but MEAN. A few years ago we had a couple of feet of snow in a day. As I was snow blowing the driveway, I noticed all these little tunnels on the edge that was cut off by the side of the blower. Then I saw a tiny little animal. I thought he was a mole. So I took my glove off and picked him up, as a good hillbilly would do. That thing bit me like fifteen times up my thumb before I could react to yeet h…

That doesn’t sound mean. It sounds like you shouldn’t pick up a wild animal.

The shrew had to assume you were going to eat it, and it did what it needed to do to escape.

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by shpongled »

palmotea wrote: post #13

> The Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli) is 9 to 10 centimeters long and weighs between 2 and 3 grams, according to the researchers' measurements. That's got to be a typo...

Probably 20-30 grams. Average lab mouse is around that weight and length [1]

[1] https://www.jax.org/jax-mice-and-services/strain-data-sheet-...

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by Finnucane »

palmotea wrote: post #13

> The Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli) is 9 to 10 centimeters long and weighs between 2 and 3 grams, according to the researchers' measurements. That's got to be a typo...

The reason they're never seen alive is because they're actually balloon animals.

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by corytheboyd »

thih9 wrote: post #2

Mount Lyell shrew Image: https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236362254... Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lyell_shrew

Thank you! I have no patience for articles headlined with “Picture of rare taken!” that do not lead with the picture. If I want to read more about it, I will, but lead with the damn image. I know I know, the whole point is to show me ads, etc. Still gonna fart my fart into the wind I guess.

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by hnburnsy »

palmotea wrote: post #13

> The Mount Lyell shrew (Sorex lyelli) is 9 to 10 centimeters long and weighs between 2 and 3 grams, according to the researchers' measurements. That's got to be a typo...

No typo apparently...

>Editor's note: This story was corrected at 12:15 p.m., Jan. 17, to clarify that the shrews weigh 2 to 3 grams, according to the researchers' measurements.

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by relwin »

Loughla wrote: post #9
spondylosaurus wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cute little critter! Looking at that Wikipedia page, I didn't realize there were multiple "grading" systems for conservation risk. Interesting that two different systems have two different risk assessments for the same animal.

Shrews are cute but MEAN. A few years ago we had a couple of feet of snow in a day. As I was snow blowing the driveway, I noticed all these little tunnels on the edge that was cut off by the side of the blower. Then I saw a tiny little animal. I thought he was a mole. So I took my glove off and picked him up, as a good hillbilly would do. That thing bit me like fifteen times up my thumb before I could react to yeet h…

Didn't you ever watch "The Killer Shrews"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killer_Shrews

Re: A Mount Lyell shrew has just been photographed alive

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Post by lief79 »

Loughla wrote: post #9
spondylosaurus wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cute little critter! Looking at that Wikipedia page, I didn't realize there were multiple "grading" systems for conservation risk. Interesting that two different systems have two different risk assessments for the same animal.

Shrews are cute but MEAN. A few years ago we had a couple of feet of snow in a day. As I was snow blowing the driveway, I noticed all these little tunnels on the edge that was cut off by the side of the blower. Then I saw a tiny little animal. I thought he was a mole. So I took my glove off and picked him up, as a good hillbilly would do. That thing bit me like fifteen times up my thumb before I could react to yeet h…

I had a northern short tailed shrew running around my basement. After luckily live catching it (and getting the correct id), I also discovered that they are mildly venomous. Go figure.

Wish it hadn't found a way into the house, as I would have liked to have it keep clearing pests out of my yard. It got dropped off else where quickly, after a snack.

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