Andy Sands / Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) in woodland habitat, UK, Captive

Andy Sands / Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) sitting among mossy stones, Captive, UK

Andy Sands / European water shrew (Neomys fodiens) portrait, Captive, UK.

Andy Sands / European water shrew (Neomys fodiens) about to re-enter water with wet fur, Captive, UK.

Andy Sands / European water shrew (Neomys fodiens) sniffing the air with front legs raised, captive, UK.

Stephen Dalton / European water shrew (Neomys fodiens) diving underwater, controlled conditions, UK

Niall Benvie / Female European water shrew (Neomys fodiens) looking upwards, Kent, England, May Captive

Andy Sands / European water shrew {Neomys fodiens} on rocks smelling the air. Captive. UK.

Jabruson / Giant elephant shrew {Rhynchocyon cirnei stuhlmanni} Epulu Ituri Reserve Zaire

Nick Upton / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) female perched on a cliff ledge while eating a Common shrew (Sorex araneus) brought by her mate as a courtship gift and held in her talons, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) female perched on a cliff ledge with a Common shrew (Sorex araneus) brought by her mate as a courtship gift, Cornwall, UK, April.

Kerstin Hinze / Two Piebald shrews (Diplomesodon pulchellum) fighting. Captive, native to Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.