2K views · 60 reactions | The tiny Pygmy Shrew has the fastest heart rate of any mammal at 1,200 beats per minute – that’s 20 beats per second! With such a fast metabolism, they need to eat three times their own bodyweight in food every single day. Find out more about small mammals on our course on 3 May 2024: https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/whats-on/2024-05-03-introduction-to-small-mammals-03052024 | Sussex Wildlife Trust | Facebook

76K views · 1.1K reactions | The vole and the shrew! 殺 Did you know common shrews are always hungry and need to eat 80-90% of their body weight each day just to survive. No wonder this little shrew is desperate to beat the vole to the food!  Neil Shaw #Springwatch  | BBC Springwatch | Facebook