These Tiny Shrews Grow Bigger Snouts and Shrink Their Brains to Survive Harsh Winters, Study Suggests

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“The snouts of shrews collected in the winter were 7 percent taller and 6 percent wider than those collected in the spring.”
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Frase de exemploThe snouts of shrews collected in the winter were 7 percent taller and 6 percent wider than those collected in the spring.
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“These Tiny Shrews Grow Bigger Snouts and Shrink Their Brains to Survive Harsh Winters, Study Suggests Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.”
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Frase de exemploThese Tiny Shrews Grow Bigger Snouts and Shrink Their Brains to Survive Harsh Winters, Study Suggests Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
shrew6x no texto
“Quick fact: How many shrew species?”
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Frase de exemploQuick fact: How many shrew species?
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“Their snouts seem to elongate when the creatures are cold—a strange reversal of an already odd phenomenon.”
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Frase de exemploTheir snouts seem to elongate when the creatures are cold—a strange reversal of an already odd phenomenon.
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“Now, in a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B on August 19, researchers report that in addition to reducing their brains, long-clawed shrews also temporarily increase the size of their schnozzes.”
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Frase de exemploNow, in a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B on August 19, researchers report that in addition to reducing their brains, long-clawed shrews also temporarily increase the size of their schnozzes.
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“To address the knowledge gap, Yugo Ikeda , a mammalogist at Japan’s Toyo University, and colleagues examined 136 skulls of long-clawed shrews collected between 1948 and 1988 in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands.”
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Frase de exemploTo address the knowledge gap, Yugo Ikeda , a mammalogist at Japan’s Toyo University, and colleagues examined 136 skulls of long-clawed shrews collected between 1948 and 1988 in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands.
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““But as we analyzed the data, we realized something was off,” Ikeda tells Jake Buehler at Science News .”
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Frase de exemplo“But as we analyzed the data, we realized something was off,” Ikeda tells Jake Buehler at Science News .
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“Another reason might be that a bigger nose improves the shrews’ sense of smell, helping them find prey in the deep snow of Hokkaido winters.”
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Frase de exemploAnother reason might be that a bigger nose improves the shrews’ sense of smell, helping them find prey in the deep snow of Hokkaido winters.
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“Scientists have long known that certain shrews, moles, weasels and other small mammals seasonally shrink their brains and other body parts, sometimes by more than 20 percent, during winter and regrow them in the spring.”
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Frase de exemploScientists have long known that certain shrews, moles, weasels and other small mammals seasonally shrink their brains and other body parts, sometimes by more than 20 percent, during winter and regrow them in the spring.
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“There are more than 385 known species of shrew worldwide.”
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Frase de exemploThere are more than 385 known species of shrew worldwide.
hokkaido4x no texto
“All specimens were housed at the Botanic Garden of Hokkaido University.”
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Frase de exemploAll specimens were housed at the Botanic Garden of Hokkaido University.
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“Their snouts seem to elongate when the creatures are cold—a strange reversal of an already odd phenomenon.”
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Frase de exemploTheir snouts seem to elongate when the creatures are cold—a strange reversal of an already odd phenomenon.
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“The adaptation, first described by Polish biologist August Dehnel in 1949 and thus called Dehnel’s phenomenon, likely helps the animals survive harsh, frigid conditions.”
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Frase de exemploThe adaptation, first described by Polish biologist August Dehnel in 1949 and thus called Dehnel’s phenomenon, likely helps the animals survive harsh, frigid conditions.
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“A larger snout might widen dietary options in the winter by increasing bite force, allowing the animals to chow down on tougher prey.”
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Frase de exemploA larger snout might widen dietary options in the winter by increasing bite force, allowing the animals to chow down on tougher prey.
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“The specimens covered each month of the animal’s short, less-than-two-year lifespan since the researchers couldn’t study live shrews.”
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Frase de exemploThe specimens covered each month of the animal’s short, less-than-two-year lifespan since the researchers couldn’t study live shrews.
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““But as we analyzed the data, we realized something was off,” Ikeda tells Jake Buehler at Science News .”
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Frase de exemplo“But as we analyzed the data, we realized something was off,” Ikeda tells Jake Buehler at Science News .
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“These Tiny Shrews Grow Bigger Snouts and Shrink Their Brains to Survive Harsh Winters, Study Suggests Scientists have long known that some small mammals reduce their brain size during cold months and regrow them in the spring.”
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Frase de exemploThese Tiny Shrews Grow Bigger Snouts and Shrink Their Brains to Survive Harsh Winters, Study Suggests Scientists have long known that some small mammals reduce their brain size during cold months and regrow them in the spring.
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“Scientists have long known that certain shrews, moles, weasels and other small mammals seasonally shrink their brains and other body parts, sometimes by more than 20 percent, during winter and regrow them in the spring.”
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Frase de exemploScientists have long known that certain shrews, moles, weasels and other small mammals seasonally shrink their brains and other body parts, sometimes by more than 20 percent, during winter and regrow them in the spring.
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“The adaptation, first described by Polish biologist August Dehnel in 1949 and thus called Dehnel’s phenomenon, likely helps the animals survive harsh, frigid conditions.”
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Frase de exemploThe adaptation, first described by Polish biologist August Dehnel in 1949 and thus called Dehnel’s phenomenon, likely helps the animals survive harsh, frigid conditions.
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“The adaptation, first described by Polish biologist August Dehnel in 1949 and thus called Dehnel’s phenomenon, likely helps the animals survive harsh, frigid conditions.”
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Frase de exemploThe adaptation, first described by Polish biologist August Dehnel in 1949 and thus called Dehnel’s phenomenon, likely helps the animals survive harsh, frigid conditions.
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“Another reason might be that a bigger nose improves the shrews’ sense of smell, helping them find prey in the deep snow of Hokkaido winters.”
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Frase de exemploAnother reason might be that a bigger nose improves the shrews’ sense of smell, helping them find prey in the deep snow of Hokkaido winters.
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“These Tiny Shrews Grow Bigger Snouts and Shrink Their Brains to Survive Harsh Winters, Study Suggests Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.”
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Frase de exemploThese Tiny Shrews Grow Bigger Snouts and Shrink Their Brains to Survive Harsh Winters, Study Suggests Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“The seasonal size reductions have mainly been documented in small mammals in Europe.”
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Frase de exemploThe seasonal size reductions have mainly been documented in small mammals in Europe.
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“Their snouts seem to elongate when the creatures are cold—a strange reversal of an already odd phenomenon.”
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Frase de exemploTheir snouts seem to elongate when the creatures are cold—a strange reversal of an already odd phenomenon.
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“The snouts of shrews collected in the winter were 7 percent taller and 6 percent wider than those collected in the spring.”
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Frase de exemploThe snouts of shrews collected in the winter were 7 percent taller and 6 percent wider than those collected in the spring.
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“That investigation could help explain some of the environmental factors behind the adaptation, he adds.”
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Frase de exemploThat investigation could help explain some of the environmental factors behind the adaptation, he adds.
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“Quick fact: How many shrew species?”
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Frase de exemploQuick fact: How many shrew species?