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- The name mouse comes from “mus”, a Sanskrit word that means thief
- They can give birth when they are 2 months old and are able to have 12 pinkies every 3 weeks up to 10 times per year
- Will nurse babies that are not their own
- Sexual cycle occurs every four to five days
- A female mouse can produce over 100 mice per year
- Like to eat 15 to 20 times per day
- Females housed together tend to go into anestrus and do not cycle
- When exposed to a male, a female will go into estrus in about 72 hours
- A female mouse is called a doe
- A male mouse is called a buck
- A baby mouse is called a pinky
- Their tails are as long as their bodies
- Some do not have any hair at all
- Pinkies are weaned at 3 weeks of age.
- The average mouse lives one to two years
- A full-grown mouse weighs between 0.5 and 1 ounce
- Originated in Asia
- A mouse can fall 12 feet without injury
- Mice see best in dim light
- The mouse is ~20 grams in body weight (highly variable)
- They can live up to 6 years in captivity
- Mice are the third most successful mammal on Earth; after humans and rats
- They are afraid to jump off vertical drops
- A heart rate of 632 beats per minute
- The average water intake 5 ml in 24 hours
- The front incisors of mice never stop growing
- Mouse urine gives a fluorescent glow that can be detected using a black light
- They typically only travel up to 25 feet from their nest
- Can see blue and yellow, but can’t tell red from green
- Will play dead if they are frightened and cannot quickly escape
- They’re nocturnal
- They will eat almost anything
- The average life span in the wild is 5 months
- Unlike rats, mice show no dislike to new items
- Constantly leave droppings
- They sniff 6 to 15 times per second when aroused or actively exploring
- They are afraid to jump off vertical drops
- They are exceptionally clean ~ ~ ?
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