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Long-clawed shrew winter skull adaptations

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Latest: Shrews remodel skull shapes to survive winter cold

Research into long-clawed shrews has revealed complex skull remodeling processes used to survive winter. While many small mammals undergo Dehnel’s phenomenon—a seasonal shrinking of body mass, brain size, and skull dimen