Research report 2025 - Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
How shrews survive the winter
Authors
Baldoni, Cecilia; Dechmann, Dina
Departments
Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie, Radolfzell / Konstanz
Summary
Imagine a small predator that neither hibernates nor migrates in winter – but shrinks instead. While this may sound like a fairytale, it is actually the survival strategy employed by common shrews. It is also of great interest for medical research.