6.4 Aquatic shrew
In danger
Weight : 10-22 g
Stature : 6-10 cm
Habitat : Streams, ponds
Feeding : Insects, little aquatic animals
Gestation : 20 days, 5-9 babies
Life expectancy : 3 years
SPECIAL FEATURE
I often hunt in water and bring my preys on the shore to eat them. Toxins in my saliva can paralyse animals as bigs as me like ginger frogs.
MORPHOLOGY
I have a fringe of long stiff hair on my tail and on the sides of my back paws, that makes me different from shrew of Miller. The intense black of my back stands out with my white belly.
I have capacities to dive until one metre down !
