Assertion: elephant shrew | /r/HasProperty | active
Facets:
value: during the day
type: TEMPORAL
value: throughout the entire year
type: TEMPORAL
value: due to its high metabolism
type: CAUSE
value: night
type: TEMPORAL
value: unlike most small mammals
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Because elephant shrews are unusual in that, unlike most small mammals, they are active during the day, they have several unusual adaptations related to escaping predators.
text: Due to its high metabolism, the pygmy shrew is active year-round and does not engage in any form of torpor.
text: They have a high metabolic rate so are required to hunt and feed every few hours meaning they must be active both night and day throughout the entire year, they must consume their own body weight in food every day to survive as they are so small they will burn most of their energy while hunting and are unable to store excess energy as fatty tissue.
text: Elephant shrews are terrestrial and are active during the day.