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Long-clawed shrews grow larger snouts in winter as a survival adaptation
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Long-clawed shrews grow larger snouts in winter as a survival adaptation

Long-clawed shrews temporarily increase snout size in winter, a survival adaptation possibly linked to coping with cold air. This occurs alongside reversible skull and brain shrinkage, a phenomenon known as Dehnel's phenomenon.

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