Tiny Water Shrews Are the "Cheetahs of the Wetlands"
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- A water shrew is an insectivore no bigger than a thumb but don't let its size fool you.
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A water shrew is a tiny insectivore no bigger than a human thumb. Because of poor eyesight, they must rely on a complex hunting strategy.
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Loved seeing some of the smaller creatures getting a turn in the spotlight. What an extraordinary wee animal.
its a rat
@@7ra44 Not even the same species.
@@7ra44It’s not. It’s much smaller than a rat and it’s not even a rodent so I don’t even know what you mean.
It's crazy how a blind land animal is able to go under water and sniff out water creatures
@JohnnytNatural Because sight is no longer necessary to keep that species capable of reproduction. You could say the same about penguins. Why did they forget to fly? They don't have to because they adapted to their environment in a super efficient way without the need to fly. That's how evolution works. Adapting to the environment in the most efficient way possible.
@JohnnytNatural Yes, I too think it's because they live underground and only come out to hunt under water, where their mammal eyes are pretty useless. So the only thing they would use their eyes for would be to locate the water source, i guess? And that's a very small portion of their tasks in life, and their ears or nose could do the job too. So, with working eyes they would have a higher demand of energy/food, but since sight is not that important in their life, nature choses to just get rid of it for efficiency. Strange thing but it all comes down to how to save the species, no matter if you can see it happening or just feel it in your whiskers :D
@JohnnytNatural I don't think sight is automatically beneficial. It takes energy for the brain to process images and video, and having larger eyes requires more blood and nutrients to maintain the eyes.
@JohnnytNaturalu seem to believe sight is beneficial because your life is built around it meanwhile penguins still have their wings
@@jessebeegee Flippers
That fuzzy little dumpling being compared to a cheetah just made my day.
* Fun fact*
Hey kids! Did you know that shrews ARE NOT rodents? They’re Eulipotyphla, which comprises the hedgehogs, gymnures, solenodons, the desmans and moles.
You're a Euripotyphla!
And some of them are venomous :)
They are indeed not rodents, as a simple look at their teeth will show you.
I’m not a kid but thanks!
i suspected it, they kinda look like tiny moles with tails
Some days I feel like a shrew.
Yeah same
Could you elaborate on this?
I think he means that he eats a lot sometimes
That just means you're a "Cheetah of the Wetlands". 😎
Some days you're the shrimp, some days you're the shrew.
Who doesn’t love cute diving mammals?????
I like that despite being "the cheetah" it still looks like a watermelon.
Ha ha, I was chuckling because he looked like he was struggling to stay underwater with his buoyant physique 😊
I wonder what would happen if you'd mix a cheetah with a shrew.
@@BillyJupiteroy, you'd get a chew
Cool stuff. Took me second to realize, but that footage was shot through a glass terrarium/aquarium. You can see both the shrew and the crayfish walking along an invisible surface with their legs here and there.
1:53 That's a very cute face rub. 10/10
this water shrew is so little and so cute,
For sure he or she is.
Imagine having a lobster dinner and the lobster is half your size.
Some days I go a few hours with out a meal. I can relate 😊
Love to see our boy feasting on seafood, living his best life.
Fun fact: Star-Nosed Moles hunt underwater using the same strategy as Water shrews.
What a fascinating and amazing little creature!
Sniffing underwater! 😮
I kept laughing when I saw an illustration of a shrew in a school dictionary. Even made it tough for the barber to cut my hair. Got me in sort of a fix.
BBC's Wild Isles just aired a video about these guys. They are amazing little hunters.
i want to see more wetlands stuff .. way to underused in nature doks
I think so too
Beautiful shrews 😍
Water shrew: What about 3rd breakfast? Has no one heard of 3rd breakfest ?
Heck yeah, this dude rules.
Nature is truly amazing! Evolution baby!!
They're so cute
Saw one while looking down in a brook in mass October mtn state park it was much larger than a regular one but still made that chirping noise while crossing the brook .
A perfect fairytale creature.
Thank you.
Konrad Lorenz devoted a chapter of his book "King Solomon's Rings" to his experiences and personal observations while keeping a colony of water shrews in captivity.
So cute.
Nagy bájos kis cickány.❤️☺️
interesting new knowledge, fantastc fiming !☝👍
Beautiful footage and great voiceover. What a fascinating showdown! Glad to have discovered this channel!
Nature is absolutely amazing! Thanks for this cool video :)
Crazy photography!
What a cute little shrew 🥰🥰🥰
How was this filmed. Shrews are incredibly hard to work with. Pretty amazing, thanks
Looks like a terrarium/aquarium. The lighting looks too even for natural
@@johnnycochringesq5525you can also see his feet hitting the glass, could be a glass box to protect the camera or an enclosure
I worked with a shrew once that was very pleasant.
I never knew these animal existed until I saw one in the wild. I was on a backpack camping trip in the Gore Range of Colorado. I was filling my water bottle from a small creek when I saw a "mouse" (first impression) swimming by, completely submerged. When I got home I started doing some internet research and figured out what I had seen, and that I had not lost my marbles.
Animals literally have super powers
shrew the ways of water
The shrew cries out in pain as he strikes the prey.
This is the best animal hunting video iv seen
So beautifuly done
What a cute little creature with extraordinary skills. Very impressive!?
They boop their food!
At 0:28 . " Ayyy that was a good snack but this salty dog needs more"
So sweet ❤
Yes! Get that sucker!
I never thought I'd see a dragonfly nymph run from another animal.
Wow! That was amazing!
very cute
cutest thing on earth 🥰
I was expecting this video to be longer. Very interesting.
God sure created magnificent creatures!!!
Our Lord sure knew what he was doing when he was creating!
I think a longer episode would be good. Very cute.
My new spirit animal
kind of a shrewd little animal!
Shrews are OGs
I love how the hunting scene is clearly in an aquarium lol
Okuuuurt
tiny yet mighty
Awesome video
Nice aquarium
I'm SPEED
Diving mammal. By the way, I have difficulty communicating because I had a stroke in Broca’s area, the part of the brain that controls speech. 2/8/2021 but I lived again. (My wife helped me compose this.)
How have you been doing since?
@@tornadosirenwednesday Good
@@1969kodiakbear :(
Redwall taught me that all shrews talk with a Romani accent
This lil dude like crawfish and I can't blame him I like them too !
Buddy is that lawrencious fishburnious?🙀😎
Amazing
I once read an article about Michael Phelps diet when competing and from my vague memory he may challenge this shrew as a diving mammal with a faster metabolism
for these insects he is like a licker from resident evil 😂
This is all happening in an aquarium/paladarium (e.g. see foot pressing into glass at 1:23 ... also perfect angle and clear water)
Shrews are cool they let u pick em up w no bite tax
shrew always like to bite mine feet , lol
Shrews were among the very first true mammals.
It's hard out here for a shrimp.
Amazing video!
Shrews are also one of the few mamals that are venomous
Cool that you hired a narrator with a speech impairment!
So everybody is gonna pretend like there wasn't an underwater spider at the end of the video?
Is the shrew the actual creature in the song "3 blind mice"? Respectable little guys
Masha Allah what an amazing little guy.
this is peak performance
I looked up videos on shrews bc my daughter & I noticed one in our backyard recently. It was running into a hole carrying a peanut I put out for squirrels. Cute little mouse like critter. I'm worried about it being in the yard bc my daughter's cat likes to go on adventures in the yard & we don't want anyone getting hurt (cat or shrew).
Aww :3
Everyday every single shrew goes more than a few hours without food...
Hey! That's mr. Big from zootopia!
Wow.
I'm once again asking you for more shrew content.
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The dark souls of predatory mammals
😍😍😍😍😍😍
How Shrewd.
I’ve had a shrew too many.
Trophic cascade .water shrew , tomorrow exam English nature
(Sem : 2)
Commenting on july 4 2023
He was so powerful so he had to be nerfed
We just gonna ignore him eating a baby turtle
Miniature jaguars
I also like eating crawdads.
The otter and cormorant are more of a "cheetah" than this guy. don't know why they went with that description
Just try and tame that shrew
thats my uncle
There is this narrator…. and then there is Ze Frank 😅
Animals have the best abilities.. So cool.
I want to BOOP THE SNOOT