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	SparkNotes: The Taming of the Shrew: Analysis of Major Characters
		Widely reputed throughout Padua to be a shrew, Katherine is foul-tempered and sharp-tongued at the start of the play.
		She constantly insults and degrades the men around her, and she is prone to wild displays of anger, during which she may physically attack whomever enrages her.
		Love certainly exists in the world of The Taming of the Shrew, but Lucentio’s theatrical love, attractive though it is, appears unable to cope with the full range of problems and considerations facing married couples in adult life.
	www.sparknotes.com /shakespeare/shrew/canalysis.html (996 words)

	The Taming of the Shrew Summary
		The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
		The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare.
		The Taming of the Shrew: Taming of the Shrew by Augustus Egg
	www.bookrags.com /The_Taming_of_the_Shrew (598 words)

	Shrew - MSN Encarta
		Shrew, common name applied to certain small mouselike mammals, related to the mole, with a long, pointed snout and soft, gray-brown, velvety fur.
		Shrews are active, nocturnal animals that feed primarily on insects and worms but also eat mice equal to their own size, as well as plants and occasionally fish and other aquatic animals.
		The shrew family is the largest among the insectivores (see Insectivore), and numerous species are found on all major land areas of the world except the polar regions, Australia, New Zealand, Greenland, and Tasmania.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555846/Shrew.html (305 words)

	shrew. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Shrews include the smallest mammals; the smallest shrews are under 2 in.
		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 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)

	Canadian Biodiversity: Pacific water shrew
		The Pacific Water Shrew is adapted for swimming with a waterproof outer coat and an insulated undercoat to trap heat and air for buoyancy.
		Shrews feed on sawfly pupae on the forest floor and are known to be useful biological control agents during sawfly and other pest outbreaks (Nagorsen, 1996).
		In studies done in the past shrews were shown to carry high levels of DDT and other harmful chemicals in their tissues, although it is not know what kind of effect this might have on the reproductive capabilities of shrews.
	biology.mcgill.ca /undergra/c465a/biodiver/2001/pacific-water-shrew/pacific-water-shrew.htm (1642 words)

	Animal Info - Black Shrew
		The fl shrew is known from only one specimen that was found at 1700 m (5500') on Mt. Kinabalu, in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo
		Shrews in the genus Suncus range widely in size (head and body length: 20 - 100 mm (0.8 - 4")) and weight (2.5 - 106 g (0.1 - 3.8 oz)).
		Shrews in the genus Suncus are generally solitary and aggressive towards each other.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/suncater.htm (376 words)

	Prariedog. The Animal In You
		The shrew has an enviable set of bedpost notches, for when it comes to chatting up the opposite sex, they are exceptionally persuasive.
		There's something about a shrew's sexuality that makes it seem younger than it really is. Perhaps it's their bright eyes, glossy hair, or excess makeup, but more likely it's their high energy level that reminds us of our youth.
		As a parent, the shrew places a high value on its family's comfort and security, schlepping its kids around and involving itself in every aspect of their lives.
	www.animalinyou.com /Shrew.htm (497 words)

	AWF: Wildlife: Elephant Shrew
		Shrews are probably the most successful of the ground-dwelling mammals known as insectivores.
		Elephant shrews also present somewhat of a classification problem as some scientists feel they are more closely related to tree shrews (classified as primates) than they are to other shrews.
		Shrews range in size from the pygmy shrew-the smallest mammal in the world, it can pass through a worm hole-to the giant elephant shrews of East Africa.
	www.awf.org /content/wildlife/detail/elephantshrew (642 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)

	Water Shrew
		Each shrew digs a shallow burrow system, sometimes in a bank with a tunnel leading to a nest chamber, which is lined with a ball of grass, roots and moss.
		The shrewÕs mouth is full of sharp, pointed teeth which allow it to hang on to prey securely as it chews.
		Sometimes the water shrew is regarded as a pest because it eats the spawn of valuable fish stocks.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/water_shrew.html (752 words)

	Shrew
		The tribal nations of Hârn believe the shrew is the fate of a vengeful woman who causes her mate to be killed by her own quest for vengeance.
		The shrews are often killed on sight by the children as an attempt to free the spirit from the angry animal form it has taken.
		Shrews have been known to grow in number to the point where they will not only devour a small village’s winter store of goods but all other small rodents as well.
	www.ketherian.org /paxtharda/gm_stuff/beastiary/shrew.htm (1226 words)

	Shrew - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Shrew, common name applied to certain small mouse-like mammals, related to the mole, with a long, pointed snout and soft, grey-brown, velvety fur....
		Shrew Opossum, also known as rat opossum, family of small, shrew-like marsupials found primarily in forested areas of western South America.
		Tree Shrew, common name for any member of a family of small, squirrel-like mammals, found from India to the Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Borneo, and...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Shrew.html (139 words)

	Elephant shrew (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There are fifteen species of elephant shrews and three are endangered: the golden-rumped elephant shrew, the yellow-rumped elephant shrew and the fl-and-rufous elephant shrew.
		Elephant shrews come out in the day and use their long tongues to scoop up insects and bring them to their mouth, much as an elephant uses his trunk to scoop food.
		Otherwise, the habitat of the elephant shrew is shrinking due to human encroachment.
	www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Elephantshrew.asp?i_id=472 (362 words)

	Chemical & Engineering News: Critter Chemistry - The Stunning Saliva Of Shrews
		Stewart’s interest in shrew venom was sparked when a visiting postdoc, Karl Vernes, showed him a small groove in the outer side of a shrew’s lower incisor.
		Keith A. Carson, associate professor of biological sciences at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., speculates that as long as the venom stays in the saliva, it should be destroyed by stomach acids and enzymes.
		On the rare occasion a shrew bites a person, the wound may swell and be painful for a few days.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/critter/8242shrews.html (663 words)

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