Brain Junk

150: The Amazing Shrew


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Who knew a tiny animal could contain such a multitude of cool facts? For our 150th episode we dive into the life of the shrew. It’s a phenomenal creature with a 1500 heart beat per minute metabolism who is always up for a fight to the death. BUT WAIT…there’s so much more!





Show Notes:









The shrew (image by Rhae on Pixabay)



Shrew Train! Thank you Richard Attenborough (we love you) Skip to 2:33 for the mama shrew and babies train.





Shrews in action: Attacking a snake (1 minute mark) and epic shrew battle (2 minutes in)



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