unknown species of shrew on Gugh and sent it to the mammal expert, Mr Hinton, at the British Museum. This specimen, held at the museum, is the type for the species. Ten years earlier H N Robinson found an unknown rodent at Old Town St Mary's and sent it to Mr F W Smalley "who had the largest collection of rodents in the country". In 2010, a Scilly shrew made headlines on BBC Cornwall when it stowed away on the passenger ferry RMV Scillonian III. It was only discovered as the ship was about to arrive in Penzance. The shrew was flown back to the Isles of Scilly the next day on a Skybus plane and then released back into its natural environment. References External links Crocidura Mammals of North Africa Mammals of Europe Mammals of Central Asia Mammals of Azerbaijan Mammals of Turkey Mammals of the Middle East Fauna of Cyprus Environment of the Isles of Scilly Mammals described in 1811 Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas