{"id":548,"date":"2012-06-19T14:41:24","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T18:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/209.240.158.253\/wordpress\/?p=548"},"modified":"2022-10-05T11:27:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:27:05","slug":"water-shrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/water-shrew\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Water Shrew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sorex albibarbis<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/smaspecies\/images\/watershrew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" border=\"0\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit: www.mnh.si.edu<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v444\/n7122\/images\/4441024a-f3.2.jpg\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v444\/n7122\/images\/4441024a-f3.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"100px\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ID<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Larger than most shrews<\/li>\n<li>Soft fur that traps air, making the shrew buoyant<\/li>\n<li>Large, partially webbed hind feet<\/li>\n<li>Dark, almost black, upper parts in winter<\/li>\n<li>Slightly lighter, brownish in summer<\/li>\n<li>Underparts are grayish white<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Distribution<\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/S.-palustris.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload none\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/S.-palustris-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/s.palustris.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload none\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/s.palustris-150x150.gif\" alt=\"Credit: Smithsonian Institution\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Reproduction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Breeding season is estimated to be between January and August<\/li>\n<li>Gestation lasts 21 days for litters of about 6 young<\/li>\n<li>Females produce 2-3 litters per year (Audubon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Behavior<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Can swim and dive very quickly and skillfully<\/li>\n<li>Unique morphology allows them to actually run across water<\/li>\n<li>Can adjust their metabolism to allow them to dive in cold, near freezing water<\/li>\n<li>Use burrows of other animals or build short tunnels of their own (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Food Habits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Aquatic and non-aquatic insects and other invertebrates, fish, fish eggs, salamanders, some plant material, spores of subterranean fungus (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<li>Earthworms, snails, and insects (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Size\/Life Cycle<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Average measurements: 130-170 mm (total length), 8-18 g (total weight) (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Predators<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Water snakes, garter snakes, weasels, mink, hawks, owls, large frogs (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Habitat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Temperate forests and inland wetlands (IUCN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorex albibarbis &nbsp; 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