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The Russian desman hails from the Don, Ural, and Volga River basins in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. They prefer ponds, oxbow lakes, and slower moving streams that are densely populated with bushes, water-marsh vegetation, and trees. Due to habitat loss and destruction at the hands of the timber industry and […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The Pyrenean desman is related to shrews and moles, is semi-aquatic, and oh so odd looking. They can be found in the northern and central parts of Spain and Portugal, French Pyrenees, and Andorra. There are 2 known species of desmans: the European and the Russian. We will focus on […]

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