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How do short-tailed shrews mark their territories?
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Water shrew (Neomys anomalus).
Within their tunnel systems, short-tailed shrews mark their territories using odorous secretions produced by scent glands located on their bodies. This method of marking is particularly important because the shrews' vision is restricted to light detection, making chemical signaling a primary way to navigate and define their space.1