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Over a century after its discovery, the Mount Lyell shrew has finally been photographed alive for the first time. Until last October, the Mount Lyell Shrew was the ONLY known mammal species in California that had never been photographed alive. Last fall, California Creator for Nature Vishal Subramanyan visited the Eastern Sierra Nevada to study and document this animal. Despite this shrew being a species of special concern, scientists know next to nothing about it. They’re thought to be highly v