At first glance, the backbone of the shrew in Congo is no different in the animal kingdom with interwoven vertebrae making the spine extremely strong and rigid when compressed.
The oldest fossils of most mammals today, including humans, have been discovered.
The analysis of phylogenetic and dental measurements and fossilized functions of shrews found in Gran Dolina de Atapuerce sediment, Burgos concluded that this is a new species.
A group of British, Russian and Vietnamese scientists have just announced the discovery of new tree shrews at Hoang Lien National Park in the northern flank of Mount Fansipan -
It weighs less than a golf ball and can curl in your hand. But this quill-like shrew can kill most people in terms of alcohol.