“A spiteful, nagging, and ill-tempered person” is one definition of a shrew. Two species of shrews, of the animal nature, occur in our area and this name association hasn’t improved their images.

OCONOMOWOC - Children might not be the only ones frolicking on a popular all-inclusive Oconomowoc playground, and that has sent city officials on a mouse hunt. Or is it a shrew, the more outdoorsy ...

While niche separation and relationships with environmental conditions of large mammals of the African savanna have been studied intensively, less conspicuous components have not received similar ...

The shrew—the animal namesake of bad-tempered women—is the smallest but fiercest and most voraciously carnivorous of all mammals. The brown, beady-eyed, two-to four-inch creature looks like a tiny, ...

Known as Borna disease virus 1, or BoDV-1, this shrew-transmitted disease has previously been reported in animals, including livestock, for years. Scientists had no idea whether it affected humans — ...

If you know where to find a good shrew, then Aldine resident William Keith really wants to hear from you. "If anybody knows what a shrew is, and if you have shrews on your property, please call me," ...

If you’re not a biologist, the Mount Lyell shrew looks similar to other shrews that occupy the Sierra Nevada. It’s a small, grayish brown mammal with a pointy nose. Aside from its size, it’s not ...