Nearly Blind Baby Shrews Form Conga Line—to Survive
Nov. 29, 2017 - This whisker of baby shrews was seen following their mother very closely around a building in Fuzhou City, China. Each baby shrew is biting the tail of the animal in front of it to stay connected. Shrews have poor eyesight and the babies are nearly blind. Staying together in a line is both adorable and necessary for survival.
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Are these baby shrews in a conga line or is something else happening?
This whisker of baby shrews was seen following their mother very closely around a building in Fuzhou City, China.
Each baby shrew is biting the tail of the animal in front of it to stay connected.
Shrews have poor eyesight and the babies are nearly blind.
Staying together in a line is both adorable and necessary for survival.