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First up is the Pygmy shrew, Ireland’s smallest mammal.
Its latin name is Sorex minutus which simply means “little shrew”.
In Irish it is known as Dallog Fhraoigh which means “blind mouse” which is likely due to its tiny eyes 1/
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Its latin name is Sorex minutus which simply means “little shrew”.
In Irish it is known as Dallog Fhraoigh which means “blind mouse” which is likely due to its tiny eyes 1/
#HeritageWeek2021 #kilkenny
Weighing less that a €1 coin it was considered the world’s smallest mammal until the discovery of the Bumble Bee bat in 2001 edgeofexistence.org/species/bumble… 2/
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#HeritageWeek2021 #kilkenny
Despite its small size its hungry ALL THE TIME! It has to eat 125% of its own bodyweight, each day, in beetles, woodlice and other invertebrates to survive!
Now that is my kind of mammal!
#HeritageWeek2021 #kilkenny
Now that is my kind of mammal!
#HeritageWeek2021 #kilkenny
