Y'all really seemed to find the Northern Short-tailed Shrew — one of the few venomous mammals in the world — very interesting, so here's a video of one in action, accompanied by some more fun facts for you! Most people know of shrews from either the use of the word as an insult or from William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew, but these tiny critters are super interesting. The southern Appalachians are a hotspot for shrew diversity in North America and are cousins to another misunders

The short-eared elephant shrew, or sengi, is a small, insect-eating mammal with a long, flexible snout perfect for sniffing out prey. Despite its name, it’s not a true shrew—in fact, it’s more closely related to elephants, aardvarks, and manatees! These tiny speedsters can reach nearly 18 miles per hour, zipping through the undergrowth to escape predators. Fun Fact: The short-eared elephant shrew creates a network of tiny trails through grass and shrubs, like its own personal highway system, all