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Some shrews hunt with venomous saliva

A bite paralyses insects and small prey for later consumption The venom flows from glands under the lower jaw along the front teeth. Paralysed prey stays fresh, which matters for an animal that must eat almost constantly. Shrews have extremely high metabolisms and can starve within hours. It sits in Mondo's animals collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: A bite paralyses insects and small prey for later consumption. The figure is taken from Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a animals fact?: Yes. It sits on the Animals shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.