This super hero shrew has an unbreakable back

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 19:30 in Biology & Nature

A new species of hero shrew, recently found in Africa, is now known to be one of the strongest, sturdiest mammals in the animal kingdom.The shrew, Scutisorex thori, measures less than a foot long and weighs only 1.7 ounces, and yet it can lift heavy logs.

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