Short tailed shrew versus white-footed mouse 3D sculpture diorama for visualization of XPLOR 2D Predator Versus Prey page. The Short tailed shrew is one of Missouri's most awesome mammals. One account informs of a very short life span, one to two years at best, but a life lived most every moment by not actually sleeping but by entering into periods of pausing/non-activity. Poor eye site is compensated for by a good sense of smell and touch and an echolocation ability. Shrew will stumble upon a mouse trail and "shrewdly" proceed down it hoping to run into tasty mouse. Then in a burst of speed and throwing itself at mouse will try to connect with teeth in order to inject a paralyzing toxin into mouse. I zoomed in with camera to show rust color of teeth which one source claimed was actually iron in the teeth to aid in structure and strength. Created different backgrounds looking for the best one that could represent the below leaves burrow that both shrew and mouse employ.
shrew mouse diorama