Ann & Steve Toon / Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens), Captive, UK, June

Markus Varesvuo / Pygmy Owl (glaucidium passerinum) with shrew prey, Helsinki, Finland, January

Elio Della Ferrera / Common shrew bones {Sorex arabeus} found in pellet of Eurasian pygmy owl {Glaucidium passerinum}

Duncan Usher / Domestic Cat (Felis catus) Tabby kitten with Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) prey, Lower Saxony, Germany

Robin Chittenden / Eurasian pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus) on log. Somerset, UK. June.

Michael W. Richards / Little owl (Athene noctua) landing on beam with Common shrew (Sorex araneus) in beak which it feeds to its chick, Somerset, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Mandible of Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) retrived from soil under a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) roost. The red tooth enamel contains iron, which adds strength. The iron is concentrated in regions of the toot...

Pal Hermansen / Common shrew (Sorex araneus) in snow. Akershus, Viken, Norway. January.