Secrets of tiny diving mammals revealed

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Biologists have uncovered the genetic secrets of water shrews, the world’s smallest diving mammals. …

“They’re so tiny, they lose heat so quickly, and they’re burning energy at such a high rate, so they have these very high costs,” he explained. “But they can afford that because there are huge gains of having the access to all the insect larvae [in rivers and streams].

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