Assertion: shrew's rate | /r/HasProperty | high metabolic
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: unusually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Because of their small size, the Etruscan shrew has a very high metabolic rate and the heart beats at very high rates per second.
text: Because of their high metabolic rate a pygmy shrew will starve to death within four hours if it is unable to feed.
text: Shrews have unusually high metabolic rates, above that expected in comparable small mammals.
text: Shrews have a high metabolic rate that forces them to eat frequently.
text: Shrews have a very high metabolic rate and seem to be on ‘fast forward’ all the time!
text: Shrews have a high metabolic rate and consequently a voracious appetite.
text: Avoid creating moist environments, which are highly attractive to shrews since their high metabolic rates produce high moisture requirements.
text: Shrews require much food and cannot go without food for any more than three hours because of their high metabolic rate.
text: Because of their high metabolic rate, they have been reported to consume over 160% of their own body weight in food each day.