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the life of a North American garden

the life of a North American garden shrew is run around like crazy for about

shrew is run around like crazy for about

shrew is run around like crazy for about a year and then fall over dead like this

a year and then fall over dead like this

a year and then fall over dead like this poor fella this shrew is no more it

poor fella this shrew is no more it

poor fella this shrew is no more it rests in peace or does it is this a

rests in peace or does it is this a

rests in peace or does it is this a death rattle or is the Shrew actually

death rattle or is the Shrew actually

death rattle or is the Shrew actually you know coming back to life nope this

you know coming back to life nope this

you know coming back to life nope this is still an ex true the burying beetles

is still an ex true the burying beetles

is still an ex true the burying beetles of cub they cackled over their latest

of cub they cackled over their latest

of cub they cackled over their latest fine this shrew will be food and well

fine this shrew will be food and well

fine this shrew will be food and well something out of the second Alien movie

something out of the second Alien movie

something out of the second Alien movie that you’ll see

before competing scavengers can join

before competing scavengers can join this deadly feast other beetles maggots

this deadly feast other beetles maggots

this deadly feast other beetles maggots raccoons etc the burying beetles have to

raccoons etc the burying beetles have to

raccoons etc the burying beetles have to move the cadaver to a more favorable

move the cadaver to a more favorable

move the cadaver to a more favorable location in order to secure their prize

location in order to secure their prize

location in order to secure their prize the beatles conduct their own funeral

the beatles conduct their own funeral

the beatles conduct their own funeral procession they lie on their backs and

procession they lie on their backs and

procession they lie on their backs and walk the Shrew forward as the procession

walk the Shrew forward as the procession

walk the Shrew forward as the procession moves on even a gate won’t stop these

moves on even a gate won’t stop these

moves on even a gate won’t stop these grim reapers from hauling their cargo

like a landlocked funeral barge the dead

like a landlocked funeral barge the dead shrew approaches its final resting place

shrew approaches its final resting place

shrew approaches its final resting place in the burying beetle burrow

the beatles prepare their home part

the beatles prepare their home part coroner slab part morticians parlor for

coroner slab part morticians parlor for

coroner slab part morticians parlor for a daunting home improvement project to

a daunting home improvement project to

a daunting home improvement project to turn this carcass into a nursery the

turn this carcass into a nursery the

turn this carcass into a nursery the body is given a shave and then no gross

body is given a shave and then no gross

body is given a shave and then no gross The Beatles embalm the Shrew with a

The Beatles embalm the Shrew with a

The Beatles embalm the Shrew with a protein-rich secretion that comes from

protein-rich secretion that comes from

protein-rich secretion that comes from their mouths and anuses

their mouths and anuses

their mouths and anuses now the shrews ready for that thing we

now the shrews ready for that thing we

now the shrews ready for that thing we mentioned earlier from that alien movie

mentioned earlier from that alien movie

mentioned earlier from that alien movie the female will lay her eggs near the

the female will lay her eggs near the

the female will lay her eggs near the decomposing shrew which the mom beetle

decomposing shrew which the mom beetle

decomposing shrew which the mom beetle will chew and regurgitate for them the

will chew and regurgitate for them the

will chew and regurgitate for them the rotting carcass is baby food

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