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		<title>The Etruscan Shrew</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-etruscan-shrew/" title="The Etruscan Shrew" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="141" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/es1b-300x141.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Etruscan shrew" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/es1b-300x141.jpeg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/es1b-800x375.jpeg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/es1b-1536x720.jpeg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/es1b-scaled.jpeg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Etruscan shrew, aka pygmy Etruscan shrew or pygmy white-toothed shrew, can be found from north Africa, to Europe, all the way to Malaysia. They prefer damp and warm habitats with plenty of shrubs for cover from air-based <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;predators&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Predators are animals (or an organisms) that kill and feed on another animal. The 1 that is killed to be eaten is called prey.Some examples or predators are: &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;raptors&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;wolves&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;snakes&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;cats&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;sharks&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/predators/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">predators</a>. While they can be found along coastlines, they tend to dwell [&#x2026;]</p>
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