shrew
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Purgatorius, a small mammal about the size of a shrew, appears in the fossil record shortly after the dinosaurs went extinct around 65.9 million years ago.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The trio set up a white background on the bottom of the box that held the shrew and glass on the top so they could take the photos, according to the news outlet.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
They included a horseshoe bat called Rhinolophus mabuensis and a dwarf musk shrew which scientists are still in the process of naming and describing.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024
The shrew label never worked on her because her unabashed confidence and conviction were always painted as her strengths.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2024
Folding the wings and shutting his eyes tightly, he shouted out with bad grace, “I promise never to kill or eat another mouse or shrew of any type as long as I live, so there!”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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