Three college students found a way to take photos of the Mt. Lyell shrew, which has never been photographed in the 100 years since the mammal was discovered.

Credit: California Academy of Sciences/Cover Images The rare and elusive Mount Lyell shrew has been photographed for the first time in the 100 years since its discovery, thanks to a group of ...

According to the National Park Service, these shrews are about 4 inches long and weigh about an ounce. They're insectivores ...

in 56% of shrews’ nests he examined there was direct evidence that the occupants had been feeding largely on field mice. “Circumstantial evidence,” he added darkly, “points to a higher ...

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The Mt. Lyell shrew, a mouse-like mammal that lives in the central Sierra Nevada, has never been photographed in the 100 years since it was discovered. It took three industrious college students ...