Did you know....?
The typical laboratory mouse runs about 4,2km a night on its treadmill.
A rat can walk longer on desert than a camel without water.
Mice have tails that are as long as their bodies.
Mice see best in dim light. Their eyesight is weak, but their other senses are acute.
Mice have teeth that never stop growing. Mice teeth can grow up to 12,5cm a year.
Mice squeak at very high frequencies, often above the range of human hearing.
Mice can jump down 3,6m without injury. They also have a 30cm vertical jump.
Mice explore their territory daily, showing no aversion to new objects (neophobia).
The female mouse ovulates every other day.
A baby mouse is called a pinky, or a kitten. A female is called a doe. A male is called a buck
Animal Facts and Trivia
Random facts about mice
Did you know....?
The typical laboratory mouse runs about 4,2km a night on its treadmill.
A rat can walk longer on desert than a camel without water.
Mice have tails that are as long as their bodies.
Mice see best in dim light. Their eyesight is weak, but their other senses are acute.
Mice have teeth that never stop growing. Mice teeth can grow up to 12,5cm a year.
Mice squeak at very high frequencies, often above the range of human hearing.
Mice can jump down 3,6m without injury. They also have a 30cm vertical jump.
Mice explore their territory daily, showing no aversion to new objects (neophobia).
The female mouse ovulates every other day.
A baby mouse is called a pinky, or a kitten. A female is called a doe. A male is called a buck
Animal Facts and Trivia
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