Tiny Water Shrews Are the "Cheetahs of the Wetlands"

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Loved seeing some of the smaller creatures getting a turn in the spotlight. What an extraordinary wee animal.

[@7ra44]

its a rat

[@nikiTricoteuse]

@@7ra44 Not even the same species.

[@it3ly800]

@@7ra44It’s not. It’s much smaller than a rat and it’s not even a rodent so I don’t even know what you mean.

[@THEchiQ]

That fuzzy little dumpling being compared to a cheetah just made my day.

[@danieldevito6380]

It's crazy how a blind land animal is able to go under water and sniff out water creatures

[@horst-detlefkrawutschke8469]

@JohnnytNatural Because sight is no longer necessary to keep that species capable of reproduction. You could say the same about penguins. Why did they forget to fly? They don't have to because they adapted to their environment in a super efficient way without the need to fly. That's how evolution works. Adapting to the environment in the most efficient way possible.

[@horst-detlefkrawutschke8469]

@JohnnytNatural Yes, I too think it's because they live underground and only come out to hunt under water, where their mammal eyes are pretty useless. So the only thing they would use their eyes for would be to locate the water source, i guess? And that's a very small portion of their tasks in life, and their ears or nose could do the job too. So, with working eyes they would have a higher demand of energy/food, but since sight is not that important in their life, nature choses to just get rid of it for efficiency. Strange thing but it all comes down to how to save the species, no matter if you can see it happening or just feel it in your whiskers :D

[@theduckster01]

@JohnnytNatural I don't think sight is automatically beneficial. It takes energy for the brain to process images and video, and having larger eyes requires more blood and nutrients to maintain the eyes.

[@jessebeegee]

@JohnnytNaturalu seem to believe sight is beneficial because your life is built around it meanwhile penguins still have their wings

[@wambito377]

​@@jessebeegee Flippers

[@brianorr308]

Cool stuff. Took me second to realize, but that footage was shot through a glass terrarium/aquarium. You can see both the shrew and the crayfish walking along an invisible surface with their legs here and there.

[@kanealoha]

Who doesn’t love cute diving mammals?????

[@Meager02]

1:53 That's a very cute face rub. 10/10

[@roberthill7458]

Some days I feel like a shrew.

[@ohboilien]

Yeah same

[@wood-wheel-wizard]

Could you elaborate on this?

[@Bluefire42156]

I think he means that he eats a lot sometimes

[@TitanKaiju75]

That just means you're a "Cheetah of the Wetlands". 😎

[@holliepop]

Some days you're the shrimp, some days you're the shrew.

[@_robustus_]

* Fun fact* Hey kids! Did you know that shrews ARE NOT rodents? They’re Eulipotyphla, which comprises the hedgehogs, gymnures, solenodons, the desmans and moles.

[@sethnaugle984]

You're a Euripotyphla!

[@feuerling]

And some of them are venomous :)

[@myriamickx7969]

They are indeed not rodents, as a simple look at their teeth will show you.

[@milesjolly6173]

I’m not a kid but thanks!

[@anita2293]

i suspected it, they kinda look like tiny moles with tails

[@shawneldridge4465]

this water shrew is so little and so cute, For sure he or she is.

[@tastyscavenger]

I like that despite being "the cheetah" it still looks like a watermelon.

[@benzamg32m68]

Ha ha, I was chuckling because he looked like he was struggling to stay underwater with his buoyant physique 😊

[@BillyJupiter]

I wonder what would happen if you'd mix a cheetah with a shrew.

[@santasangre996]

​​@@BillyJupiteroy, you'd get a chew

[@jakethepillowsnake5302]

Love to see our boy feasting on seafood, living his best life.

[@russcatt5952]

Some days I go a few hours with out a meal. I can relate 😊

[@choryferguson2196]

What a fascinating and amazing little creature!

[@touremuhammad5983]

Fun fact: Star-Nosed Moles hunt underwater using the same strategy as Water shrews.

[@machshfive]

Sniffing underwater! 😮

[@mmps18]

Beautiful shrews 😍

[@roadgoeseveron7128]

i want to see more wetlands stuff .. way to underused in nature doks

[@wesleyvantilborg]

I think so too

[@kevinfitzpatrick2695]

Heck yeah, this dude rules.

[@jody024]

Nature is truly amazing! Evolution baby!!

[@cynthiamadrid1430]

A perfect fairytale creature. Thank you.

[@SuperMiIk]

They're so cute

[@alanstrong55]

I kept laughing when I saw an illustration of a shrew in a school dictionary. Even made it tough for the barber to cut my hair. Got me in sort of a fix.

[@Cheyemos]

What a cute little shrew 🥰🥰🥰

[@Rethaxian]

So cute.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

Beautiful footage and great voiceover. What a fascinating showdown! Glad to have discovered this channel!

[@michaelmunsey5660]

Nature is absolutely amazing! Thanks for this cool video :)

[@mikefishhead]

Saw one while looking down in a brook in mass October mtn state park it was much larger than a regular one but still made that chirping noise while crossing the brook .

[@twinflowerfioretta]

interesting new knowledge, fantastc fiming !☝👍

[@scrubjay93]

Crazy photography!

[@Babesinthewood97]

So sweet ❤

[@chrisstehlik9030]

Water shrew: What about 3rd breakfast? Has no one heard of 3rd breakfest ?

[@lucaspodesta6799]

very cute

[@Thankyou423.3]

Animals literally have super powers

[@beholdjesusiscomingsoon8238]

This is the best animal hunting video iv seen So beautifuly done

[@wakeup01]

Nice aquarium

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

Wow! That was amazing!

[@g.o.a.t9804]

Yes! Get that sucker! I never thought I'd see a dragonfly nymph run from another animal.

[@peterbernhardt4429]

Konrad Lorenz devoted a chapter of his book "King Solomon's Rings" to his experiences and personal observations while keeping a colony of water shrews in captivity.

[@nancythompson350]

What a cute little creature with extraordinary skills. Very impressive!?

[@oliveyule]

I was expecting this video to be longer. Very interesting.

[@DonnaLMunro]

I think a longer episode would be good. Very cute.

[@christine.m.b.2026]

Nagy bájos kis cickány.❤️☺️

[@MtnMig]

How was this filmed. Shrews are incredibly hard to work with. Pretty amazing, thanks

[@johnnycochringesq5525]

Looks like a terrarium/aquarium. The lighting looks too even for natural

[@rafael_lana]

​@@johnnycochringesq5525you can also see his feet hitting the glass, could be a glass box to protect the camera or an enclosure

[@mikeboshko2623]

I worked with a shrew once that was very pleasant.

[@voiceofreason2674]

This lil dude like crawfish and I can't blame him I like them too !

[@russlehman2070]

I never knew these animal existed until I saw one in the wild. I was on a backpack camping trip in the Gore Range of Colorado. I was filling my water bottle from a small creek when I saw a "mouse" (first impression) swimming by, completely submerged. When I got home I started doing some internet research and figured out what I had seen, and that I had not lost my marbles.

[@jans_]

shrew the ways of water

[@dfhidfs239]

The shrew cries out in pain as he strikes the prey.

[@ryanwaege7251]

They boop their food!

[@HUTAOUO]

cutest thing on earth 🥰

[@highlandlab1924]

At 0:28 . " Ayyy that was a good snack but this salty dog needs more"

[@oh_my_science]

It's hard out here for a shrimp.

[@hendu7111]

kind of a shrewd little animal!

[@brighterdaylaw9126]

tiny yet mighty

[@shroomzzz]

Awesome video

[@Soundsaboutright42]

Shrews are OGs

[@EhCloserLook]

Amazing video!

[@nessae354]

My new spirit animal

[@ney57e]

I love how the hunting scene is clearly in an aquarium lol

[@joseph2832]

Okuuuurt

[@Rexorazor]

Masha Allah what an amazing little guy.

[@randykarl4351]

Amazing

[@1969kodiakbear]

Diving mammal. By the way, I have difficulty communicating because I had a stroke in Broca’s area, the part of the brain that controls speech. 2/8/2021 but I lived again. (My wife helped me compose this.)

[@tornadosirenwednesday]

How have you been doing since?

[@1969kodiakbear]

@@tornadosirenwednesday Good

[@joseph2832]

@@1969kodiakbear :(

[@AuspexAstarte]

Buddy is that lawrencious fishburnious?🙀😎

[@marcielong6978]

God sure created magnificent creatures!!!

[@nancythompson350]

Our Lord sure knew what he was doing when he was creating!

[@Tygearianus]

Redwall taught me that all shrews talk with a Romani accent

[@sdqsdq6274]

shrew always like to bite mine feet , lol

[@hobsdigree2]

Shrews are also one of the few mamals that are venomous

[@Ruslan-S]

I'm once again asking you for more shrew content.

[@peteyprimo7173]

I once read an article about Michael Phelps diet when competing and from my vague memory he may challenge this shrew as a diving mammal with a faster metabolism

[@HeyNonyNonymous]

Hey! That's mr. Big from zootopia!

[@ONE_DEEP]

Shrews are cool they let u pick em up w no bite tax

[@halogenzawgi9410]

I'm SPEED

[@erwinwinarno]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@Max_SiddiQ]

for these insects he is like a licker from resident evil 😂

[@dominicdeluca6378]

Is the shrew the actual creature in the song "3 blind mice"? Respectable little guys

[@ExopMan]

This is all happening in an aquarium/paladarium (e.g. see foot pressing into glass at 1:23 ... also perfect angle and clear water)

[@thechemtrailkid]

this is peak performance

[@beckapineau4010]

Shrews were among the very first true mammals.

[@joshlin50ja]

Cool that you hired a narrator with a speech impairment!

[@stacyrussell460]

I looked up videos on shrews bc my daughter & I noticed one in our backyard recently. It was running into a hole carrying a peanut I put out for squirrels. Cute little mouse like critter. I'm worried about it being in the yard bc my daughter's cat likes to go on adventures in the yard & we don't want anyone getting hurt (cat or shrew).

[@UncorkedToast]

Can anyone explain to me HOW the water shrew is the chettah of the wetland??? NYCross word contructors got me f**ed up

[@Doctorskin3]

I’ve had a shrew too many.

[@DistrarSubvoyikar]

Aww :3

[@philoctetes_wordsworth]

Wow.

[@GTFBITK]

I also like eating crawdads.

[@targetdemonchains]

How Shrewd.

[@AtagoSKK]

Everyday every single shrew goes more than a few hours without food...

[@naturalmonkey]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@juluisreyes9094]

Miniature jaguars

[@Spiderlexcorp]

Trophic cascade .water shrew , tomorrow exam English nature (Sem : 2) Commenting on july 4 2023

[@kilsgb]

So everybody is gonna pretend like there wasn't an underwater spider at the end of the video?

[@glennusher4160]

Animals have the best abilities.. So cool.

[@jesseprather8317]

Just try and tame that shrew

[@ironvlogger9712]

I want to BOOP THE SNOOT

[@cavity2]

He was so powerful so he had to be nerfed

[@cynthiamadrid1430]

Ditto.

[@chrisprescott2273]

I think I can tame one of these.

[@enricohocho]

...but why is he so doinky and boinky?

[@AllStyleNoSubstance1]

The otter and cormorant are more of a "cheetah" than this guy. don't know why they went with that description

[@TheScience69]

The dark souls of predatory mammals

[@1337fraggzb00N]

🥰🥰🥰