
	Where results make sense

Topic: American Water Shrew

Related Topics

African American

American Civil War

American football

American Revolutionary War

American Broadcasting Company

American Revolution

American English

American Airlines

Spanish American War

American League

American Football League

Mexican American War

In the News (Wed 15 Feb 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	Shrew - LoveToKnow 1911
		SHREW,' a term applied to the species of the family Soricidae of the mammalian order insectivora, but in the British Isles to the common and lesser shrews (Sorex araneus and S.
		The common shrew, or, properly, shrew-mouse, which in England is by far the commoner of the two, is a small animal 1 This word, whence comes the participial adjective "shrewd," astute, originally meant malicious, and, as applied to a woman, still means a vexatious scold.
		Both these shrews live in the neighbourhood of woods, making their nests under the roots of trees or in any slight depression, occasionally even in the midst of open fields, inhabiting the disused burrows of field-mice.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Shrew (1323 words)

	shrew. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A belief that the shrew’s bite is poisonous was dismissed for years as a folk tale, but has since been substantiated: the saliva of at least one species of shrew is lethal to mice and can cause considerable pain to humans.
		The water shrew of Canada and N United States, Sorex palustris, is adapted to aquatic living and can actually walk on the surface of water for a short distance.
		The giant water shrew of Africa is not a true shrew but an insectivore related to the tenrec.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sh/shrew.html (498 words)

	Television Point \| Dictionary \| Meaning of shrew (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could be no quiet in the house for her.
		Cooperi}), and the short-tailed, or mole, shrew ({Blarina brevicauda}).
		Th American water, or marsh, shrew ({Neosorex palustris}), with fringed feet, is less common.
	www.televisionpoint.com /dictionary/default.asp?define=shrew (277 words)

	Shrews
		The present North American distribution of the tundra shrew is completely within Beringia, the unglaciated areas of Alaska, Yukon and the District of Mackenzie in the NWT (Youngman 1975).
		With an average length of 85 mm, the pigmy shrew is one of the smallest mammals in the world, and one of the rarer of the American small mammals (Banfield 1974).
		Smaller, slimmer, and greyer than the masked shrew, and with a decidedly shorter tail, certain identification of a pigmy shrew depends on the presence of two tiny and three large unicuspid teeth in the upper jaw.
	yukon.taiga.net /vuntutrda/mammals/shrews.htm (704 words)

	Critter Control
		The shrew is a small, mouse-sized mammal with an elongated snout, a dense fur of uniform color, small eyes, and five clawed toes on each foot.
		Shrews are similar to mice except that mice have four toes on their front feet, larger eyes, bicolored fur, and lack an elongated snout.
		The pigmy shrew (Sorex hoyi) is the smallest North American mammal.
	www.crittercontrol.com /?doc=resources_af_shrews (1182 words)

	Shrews: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		Shrews have not been so intensively studied as other mammals, and their distribution is not exactly known.
		Shrews are solitary except when breeding, mainly terrestrial, and live under the grass and leaf litter.
		Shrews are taken by a variety of weasels, marten, fox, domestic cats, and other shrews.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/smgame/shrews.php (821 words)

	BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Critter Catalog, Sorex palustris, water shrew
		Water shrews are relatively large shrews with males tending to be longer and heavier than females.
		Water shrews are found throughout Alaska and Canada to the northern mountain regions of the United States.
		Nests of water shrews are usually about 8 cm in diameter and are either new nests or reconstructions of old nests built from dried plant material in tunnels or under hollow logs.
	www.biokids.umich.edu /critters/Sorex_palustris (1069 words)

	The Shrew (ist's) Site: Poisonous Shrews
		The shrews would immediately run around quite quickly in the 10 gallon aquarium and "bite" each of the crickets, then cache them together often in a corner or a piece of tubing in the aquarium.
		In the shrews, the venom in the saliva would normally be swallowed and enter the stomach where the acidic environment and digestive enzymes would break it down and deactivate it.
		The venom molecule may be too large to move readily into the blood stream from the oral cavity (evidence suggests that the venom is a protein), or the shrew may have a protein in its blood that binds to the venom and inactivates it when it enters the shrews blood stream.
	members.vienna.at /shrew/cult-poison.html (2230 words)

	SUNY-ESF: Adirondack Ecological Center
		Short-tailed shrews push their way through the leaf mold by day or move about on top of the ground at night during the warmer seasons.
		Short-tailed shrews entering water, or as more likely, swept by flooding, may be eaten by fish, e.g., the stomach of a 71 cm (28 in) northern pike taken from Rich Lake, Essex Co., October 4, 1986, contained one adult short-tailed shrew.
		A short-tailed shrew I approached on a winter night adopted a “tripedal threat” and gave a loud, sharp, ascending “twittering-chirp” audible to at least 3 mm (10 ft).
	www.esf.edu /aec/adks/mammals/shorttailed_shrew.htm (912 words)

	Order Insectivora
		Although moles and shrews are not all strictly insectivorous, insects and other small animal life constitute the chief dietary items of most members of the group.
		At the opposite extreme are the water shrew and the marsh shrew, neither of which occurs in Texas.
		Shrews and moles are active throughout the year; the former often tunnel through snow or walk on top of it in search of food.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/ordinsec.htm (532 words)

	SUNY-ESF: Adirondack Ecological Center
		All are features adapting shrews to a semi-fossorial life between the interface of soil particles and plant debris.
		The masked shrew is intermediate in size between the smaller, more slender pygmy shrew and the larger, stockier smoky shrew.
		This shrew is found in all terrestrial habitats, natural or disturbed, from the lowest to highest elevations in the Adirondack Park, but is most abundant in cool, moist places within mixed forests, bogs, and swamp edges.
	www.esf.edu /aec/adks/mammals/masked_shrew.htm (953 words)

	Sumatra Water Shrew
		The Sumatra Water Shrew is only found in the Padang Highlands, which is on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
		All Asiatic Water Shrews are considered large for their species, reaching full adult lengths of 3-5 inches (80-135 mm) with a tail about 2-5 inches (60-126 mm) long.
		North American water shrews, which have many of the same characteristics as the Asiatic shrews, can reach sexual maturity as early as three months of age for the females.
	www.indonesianfauna.com /sumatrawatershrew.php (540 words)

	[No title]
		To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax.
		The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the European is R. Hydrolapathum.
		To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc. + ward n.
	rabbit.eng.miami.edu /class/dict/W.txt (18167 words)

	Friends of Saguaro National Park - About Saguaro National Park: Desert Shrew (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Young Desert Shrews are able to fend for themselves by the time they are 40 days old.
		Shrew tracks are seldom seen and are usually composed of only a few dots in dust or sand.
		Those interested in identifying the whereabouts of shrews should look for tiny burrow openings in the ground, in a bank, or in moss, or for runways of freshly disturbed soil under a log or under the lip of a bank.
	www.friendsofsaguaro.org /shrew-desert.html (292 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - American water shrew
		A large, solitary shrew which uses its hind feet to swim underwater in search of aquatic insect larvae.
		A relatively large shrew, with dark brown-fl fur (grey on the belly) and a long tail which is dark above and pale underneath.
		Water shrews feed every 10 minutes, although they can survive up to 3 hours without eating.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/642.shtml (249 words)

	THE INCREDIBLE SHREW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Shrews emit what appear to be squeals of joy as they kill.
		WATER SHREW/UNDERWATER CLOSE-UP From the beginning of time, water has signaled a dependable source of food where the hungry are certain to gather.
		The Short-tailed Shrew's venom is similar to that of a Cobra.
	www.waol.com /pages/s50.html (2039 words)

	Government of Yukon - Environment - Shrews
		A shrews high rate of metabolism is characterized by a heartbeat of 1200 beats per minute -- the same as that of a hovering hummingbird.
		Unique among other shrews, the water shrew is a swimmer and diver most commonly found under overhanging vegetation and banks bordering fast moving streams.
		This tiniest of shrews is the smallest of North Americas mammals and competes with a South American shrew and bumblebee bat of Thailand for the title of the worlds smallest mammal.
	www.environmentyukon.gov.yk.ca /shrews.html (1126 words)

	Land Mammals
		Hawks and owls enjoy eating shrews, and shrews are often found in the stomachs of large trout and ouananiche (land-locked salmon).
		Shrews are constantly eating; they nap but do not have long periods of sleep.
		In the winter the otter may travel further from the water - a ploughed furrow in the snow is a tell-tale sign of its passage.
	www.wordplay.com /tourism/self_guided_tours/mammals (8381 words)

	American Water Spaniel -- Recommendations and Resources (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Known as the "clown" of the spaniel family, the Irish Water Spaniel is the largest and one of the oldest breeds of spaniels.
		Irish Water Spaniels share a common lineage with the Poodle, Portuguese Water Dog, and Barbet (dog), but whether they are antecedents, decendents, or mixtures of these other breeds is a matter of some speculation.
		The water spaniels, large and small, differ from the common spaniel only in the roughness of their coats, and in uniting the aquatic propensities of the Newfoundland dog with the fine hunting qualities of their own race.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com.cob-web.org:8888 /health/4/american-water-spaniel.html (1147 words)

	Shrew facts
		Most species of shrews are terrestrial but there are some species that are semi aquatic or arboreal.
		Shrews forage often in search of food to fuel their incredibly high metabolic rates.
		Shrews combine poison-tipped teeth and sometimes echolocation with a fierce foraging lifestyle that allow live with a small body size (Funk and Wagnalls, 1999).
	www.bio.davidson.edu /Courses/anphys/1999/Rachal/rachal2.htm (185 words)

	DNR - Water Shrew (Sorex palustris) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		One is the tiny (6 inch) water shrew, a fl "mouselike" animal with a long tail and large hind feet.
		In northern Michigan, the water shrew inhabits swamps, bogs, and wooded stream sides.
		They spend much time in the water diving to the bottom, then bobbing to the surface due to air trapped in their fur.
	www.michigan.gov /dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12205-60859--,00.html (129 words)

	BBC - Nature - Wildfacts -
		The elephant-like American mastodon was a distant relative of the woolly mammoth with which it shared its ice age home in North America.
		When disturbed from the nest, young common shrews will sometimes follow their mother in a caravan fashion, using their mouths to hold on to the tail of the sibling in front.
		The Pyrenean desman is a relative of the mole and is a strong swimmer, catching insect larvae and shrimps by using its extremely sensitive nose.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/animals_a_z.shtml (11701 words)

	North American Mammals: Sorex bendirii
		Large for a shrew and with velvety dark fur, the marsh shrew can be found in marsh, stream, and beach habitats of the coastal rain forest in extreme southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
		This shrew is distinguished from the equally-large water shrew by the absence of a fringe of stiff hairs on its hind toes.
		The marsh shrew has been observed running on the surface of the water for three seconds or so before diving, on its hunt for aquatic insect larvae.
	www.mnh2.si.edu /education/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=316 (143 words)

	Shrew Mammal, Shrew Mammal info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Shrews are tiny, the smallest land-living mammal on the planet.
		The Arizona Shrew is actually considered a medium-sized shrew and grows to be about 4 inches long...
		agencies and, in the meantime, we are working on a new water shrew exhibit to promote this delightful and furiously busy amphibious mammal to the public.
	www.findmole.com /shrewmammal (1109 words)

	North American Mammals: Sorex palustris
		Water shrews are almost invariably found near streams or other bodies of water, where they find food and also escape from predators.
		In the water they are susceptible to predation from larger fish and snakes.
		On land, water shrews have a more typical shrew diet, feeding on a variety of invertebrates, including earthworms, snails, and insects.
	www.mnh.si.edu /mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=322 (122 words)

	Least Shrew
		Lizards, which are usually too large for the shrew, get bitten on the tail, which comes off.
		The lizard escapes with its life, and the shrew eats the tail.
		The venom in Least Shrews' saliva is not fatal for humans, but it will cause pain and swelling for several days.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/least_shrew.htm (357 words)

	American Water Shrew - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Water Shrew or Northern Water Shrew, Sorex palustris, is a large North American shrew found in aquatic habitats.
		This animal is dark grey in colour with lighter underparts with a long tail.
		Its feet have a fringe of hairs, more visible on the larger hind feet, which allow this animal to run on the water's surface.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Water_Shrew (270 words)

	American Forests: News
		Wetland is a mosaic of bog peatland, wet meadow, shrubland, and forest communities that harbors five globally rare species and more than 43 state-listed rare, threatened, and endangered species, including the southern water shrew and bog copper.
		We are a pioneer in advancing the science and practice of urban forestry and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests.
		AMERICAN FORESTS helps people identify, recognize and preserve their special trees, and our community- based initiatives help people plan and implement local actions to restore and maintain healthy ecosystems and communities.
	www.americanforests.org /news/display.php?id=152 (1311 words)

	Biodiversity Portrait of the St. Lawrence - Biological diversity: Terrestrial mammals
		Indeed, the presence of the snowshoe hare, eastern chipmunk, American red squirrel, Norway rat, and mink on the Magdalen Islands are the result of human introductions.
		In addition, the Gaspé shrew and small-footed bat have a high North American priority ranking, which means that their populations may be endangered.
		The populations of two species found in the Gaspé also deserve special attention: the Gaspé shrew (the entire Quebec population and more than half of the worldwide population occur in this region) and the woodland caribou (the herds in the Chic Choc mountains are endangered).
	www.qc.ec.gc.ca /faune/biodiv/en/mammals/terrestrial.html (618 words)

	SHREW - Online Information article about SHREW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Europe, is slightly longer than the common shrew and differs in its longer tail, which exceeds the length of the See also:
		hair on the feet, but the unfringed tail and dentition of the common shrew.
		Other red-toothed shrews belonging to the genus Blarina, distinguished from Sorex by the dentition and the shortness of the tail, are common in North America.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SHA_SIV/SHREW.html (836 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)