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How much food can a shrew eat in one day?

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water shrew — shrew Water shrew (*Neomys anomalus*).

Due to their high metabolic rates, shrews may consume more than their own body weight in food every day. Because of this intense energy requirement, they cannot survive for more than a few hours without eating, which makes their lives a constant, frenetic search for sustenance.1