As Winter Sets In, Small Shrews Shrink Their Skulls and Brains

“As cold weather approaches, tiny mole-like creatures known as red-toothed shrews will shrink their own heads, reducing their skull and brain mass by as much as 20 percent . . . “

From the NYTimes.

Consider the ochre-toothed shrew,

Who takes wintertime as a cue

To shrink its own pate,

Which some recreate

In Congress as tax schemes accrue.

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