To take photos of the Mount Lyell shrew, three students laid out over 100 traps last November in the Eastern Sierra Nevada region and checked them every two hours.

By capturing the shrews alive, the team said they were able to observe their behavior, noticing the mammals’ habit of stashing food away for later or taking micronaps. Photographing live animals, ...

The researchers started by analyzing gene expression in shrews across different points in the lifecycle, including in autumn (when the shrews’ brains were shrinking) and in spring (when their brains ...

Photographing live animals, particularly ones who are smaller and more obscure, also allows the public to connect with them, helping conservation efforts. Mount Lyell shrews are extremely ...