Never been held in captivity, and being located in a rather remote area is even harder to see and photograph than shrews already are
The Zoochat Photographic Guide to the Eulipotyphla
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Never been held in captivity, and being located in a rather remote area is even harder to see and photograph than shrews already are
Supposedly, you could stand on a hero shrew to stop it running away.
A few bonus posts will follow comparing the skull anatomy of European Mole (Talpa europea) and West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) courtesy of a pair of skulls I have been carefully cleaning and preparing over the last few years 
Firstly, the respective craniums of the two species in question viewed from above......
...and below:
...and below:
And now, the mandibular dentition of the two species:
And finally, views of the craniums of the two species in question, along with overall views of the complete hedgehog skull:
This photo uploaded by @ZooFan1 contains a taxidermy specimen of American Water Shrew (under the common name "Marsh Shrew":
Milwaukee Public Museum - Wisconsin Woodlands - Shrews - ZooChat
Milwaukee Public Museum - Wisconsin Woodlands - Shrews - ZooChat