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The Incredible Mouse Like Creature You Can Stand On (2019x251)
Fecha de emisión: Sept 19, 2019
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At only a few inches long and with no distinguishing external physical features to speak of, Scutisorex somereni, better known as the Hero or Armoured Shrew, is seemingly an unremarkable creature. That is, until you accidentally step on one. You see, the Hero shrew can comfortably survive being stood on by a typical adult human without any injury.
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Sources:
http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/9/5/20130486
http://now.humboldt.edu/news/hsu-alum-identifies-bizarre-new-shrew-species/
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CAq5BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA283&lpg=PA283&dq=Mangbetu+hero+shrew&source=bl&ots=wNOq8t5qdQ&sig=FmIkeWbekGWOpAfIs-ET4emmOf8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yYdcVfa7Gsu5sQG8oIGIAQ&ved=0CGIQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=Mangbetu%20hero%20shrew&f=false
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Scutisorex_somereni/
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