In Zootopia (2016), Mr Big, the mafia boss, is an Arctic Shrew. Director Roy Moore made this choice because “the arctic shrew is the most vicious predator on earth”. Arctic Shrews eat three times their own body weight and even eat other shrews.

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image showing In Zootopia (2016), Mr Big, the mafia boss, is an Arctic Shrew. Director Roy Moore made this choice because “the arctic shrew is the most vicious predator on earth”. Arctic Shrews eat three times their own body weight and even eat other shrews.

seth928 on February 24th, 2021 at 00:36 UTC »

Also he little and calling little guys big is funny.

bobhwantstoknow on February 24th, 2021 at 01:36 UTC »

"Do you know anything about shrews? They're the fiersest killers in the animal kingdom."

fnordcinco on February 24th, 2021 at 03:10 UTC »

Zootopia didn't have any other small cops. This left the tiny animal part of town completely lawless. The gap was filled by the mob.