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If you see a shrew in a field or marsh, you might mistake it for a mouse until you spot its long, sharp nose. The shrew is one of the smallest mammals, only 31/2 to 6 inches long, with some weighing no more than a penny. Shrews are covered with short, dark hair and live for only 16 months. A shrew must eat all the time because i
