meet the hyperactive short-tailed shrew under stress the shrews heart beats at
under stress the shrews heart beats at
under stress the shrews heart beats at 1,300 times per minute and the shrew
1,300 times per minute and the shrew
1,300 times per minute and the shrew burns so much energy if it misses one
burns so much energy if it misses one
burns so much energy if it misses one meal it can die so it’s under stress
meal it can die so it’s under stress
meal it can die so it’s under stress most of the time the shrews life is
most of the time the shrews life is
most of the time the shrews life is simple in this Virginia garden hunt for
simple in this Virginia garden hunt for
simple in this Virginia garden hunt for food for an hour sleep for an hour
food for an hour sleep for an hour
food for an hour sleep for an hour glands on the Shrew stomach give off a
glands on the Shrew stomach give off a
glands on the Shrew stomach give off a musky smell which means that a predator
musky smell which means that a predator
musky smell which means that a predator needs a pretty strong stomach to take
needs a pretty strong stomach to take
needs a pretty strong stomach to take one on the garter snake is up for it
one on the garter snake is up for it
one on the garter snake is up for it this is one of the great hunters in a
this is one of the great hunters in a
this is one of the great hunters in a backyard garden it tastes the air with
backyard garden it tastes the air with
backyard garden it tastes the air with its tongue and picks up a whip of the
its tongue and picks up a whip of the
its tongue and picks up a whip of the musky Schrute the garter snake has steel
musky Schrute the garter snake has steel
musky Schrute the garter snake has steel trap jaws he’s ready to tussle but the
trap jaws he’s ready to tussle but the
trap jaws he’s ready to tussle but the snake is the one without venom the
snake is the one without venom the
snake is the one without venom the short-tailed shrew on the other hand is
short-tailed shrew on the other hand is
short-tailed shrew on the other hand is the only North American mammal with a
the only North American mammal with a
the only North American mammal with a poisonous bite that’s why the Shrew
poisonous bite that’s why the Shrew
poisonous bite that’s why the Shrew isn’t shy about battle
the Shrew goes right for the garter
the Shrew goes right for the garter snakes neck
oh the snake is in big trouble its
oh the snake is in big trouble its muscles go slack its breathing slows
muscles go slack its breathing slows
muscles go slack its breathing slows paralysis will soon set in if the shrew
paralysis will soon set in if the shrew
paralysis will soon set in if the shrew left it alone instead the Shrew makes a
left it alone instead the Shrew makes a
left it alone instead the Shrew makes a feast of its foam
in a garden shed another shrew looks for
in a garden shed another shrew looks for a meal but they have terrible eyesight
a meal but they have terrible eyesight
a meal but they have terrible eyesight and they’re solitary animals so these
and they’re solitary animals so these
and they’re solitary animals so these two shrews aren’t aware of each other
two shrews aren’t aware of each other
two shrews aren’t aware of each other until they bumble into each other and
until they bumble into each other and
until they bumble into each other and then this garden isn’t big enough for
then this garden isn’t big enough for
then this garden isn’t big enough for the both of us
the both of us
the both of us this is not a fast motion effect this is
this is not a fast motion effect this is
this is not a fast motion effect this is a real-time battle between two
a real-time battle between two
a real-time battle between two hyperactive short-tail shrews the winner
hyperactive short-tail shrews the winner
hyperactive short-tail shrews the winner gets the others territory the loser
gets the others territory the loser
gets the others territory the loser probably mends up its lunch let’s slow
probably mends up its lunch let’s slow
probably mends up its lunch let’s slow it down so you can see just how extreme
it down so you can see just how extreme
it down so you can see just how extreme this dance of death really is this is
this dance of death really is this is
this dance of death really is this is just like professional WrestleMania
even though both contestants have
even though both contestants have poisonous bites experts aren’t sure if
poisonous bites experts aren’t sure if
poisonous bites experts aren’t sure if shrews are immune from their own species
shrews are immune from their own species
shrews are immune from their own species venom battles like this can go on for
venom battles like this can go on for
venom battles like this can go on for over a half an hour
over a half an hour
over a half an hour who’s going to emerge the victor look at
who’s going to emerge the victor look at
who’s going to emerge the victor look at that heinie bike
that heinie bike
that heinie bike yikes oh wait a minute it looks like
yikes oh wait a minute it looks like
yikes oh wait a minute it looks like it’s gonna be a draw each combatant
it’s gonna be a draw each combatant
it’s gonna be a draw each combatant retreats to its home turf to lick its
retreats to its home turf to lick its
retreats to its home turf to lick its wounds and plan the next battle
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