Shrews love to eat! They eat insects. They eat slugs and snails. Shrews also eat nuts and seeds. They eat mice, too And they also eat worms
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Shrews question: What does a baby shrew eat? insects or hay ... Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Animal Life > Wild Animals > Mammals > Land Mammals > Shrews > What does a baby shrew eat?
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Food and predators: Shrews eat insects, spiders and other small invertebrates. Some species are dependent upon plant matter, but most will eat any kind of meat. If two shrews are caught in a enclosed area, such as a tin can, one will kill and eat the other.
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www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/smgame/shrews.php
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With the highest surface area relative to body mass of all mammals, much of the heat they generate metabolically to maintain their body temperature soon dissipates into the air. To maintain their metabolic needs, shrews need to eat their approximate weight every day.
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www.bobpickett.org/order_insectivora.htm
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• Behavior: Shrews store food items in their nests. To keep food fresh, shrews crush their victims’ heads and bite off their legs, but do not kill them. Shrews eat up to 75 percent of their body weight in food every day.
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www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_shrews.html
www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_shrews.html
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Would you like to comment? ... These are all wonderful facts. Now I'm going to eat lunch. Yum. Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink ) ... Some bats, birds, and shrews eat only insects and are called insectivores. by vasta.
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There are many kinds which may be divided into four groups: the long-tailed shrews, ... A short-tailed shrew may eat more than its own weight every 24 hours. The food of this species appears to be chiefly insects, worms, centipedes, millipedes, spiders and land snails, but it will kill and devour a full-grown mouse...
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newton.dep.anl.gov/natbltn/100-199/nb171.htm
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Few mammals actually eat shrews, although they may kill them as the domestic cat often do (often presenting them to it's human room mate). But some birds (especially owls) may capture and eat shrews. ... They also readily eat dead animals, including their own conspecifics. Shrews live a short, but busy, life, the heart rate...
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members.vienna.at/shrew/online-frafjord.html
members.vienna.at/shrew/online-frafjord.html
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Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada ... Canada's Digital Collections ... Les Collections numérisées du Canada...
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collections.ic.gc.ca/western/shrews.html
collections.ic.gc.ca/western/shrews.html
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