While the function of the toxin is not clearly known, it probably serves to immobilize small animals and stun larger ones. A major part of the diet of the short-tailed shrew consists of small ...

I had a chance to photograph a very interesting animal – the short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea). Also called ermine, the short-tailed weasel is a tiny bundle of energy wrapped ...

Researchers found first strain of henipavirus in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals that ...

Researchers recently announced that a deadly virus has been found in short-tailed shrews in the United States.

The first part of the common name refers to the 6-11 inches, bushy tail which the animal erects when disturbed ... Molting produces marked seasonal changes in coat color which in summer is reddish ...

Polytypic (2 ssp.; nominate in North America). Length 10". Plump, short-tailed quail with gray plumage; prominent teardrop-shaped head plume or double plume in both sexes. Adult male: chestnut ...