Facts about Mice by Iron-Monkey 2011/04/21 16:28
A mouse (plural mice) is a small animal that belongs to one of numerous rodent species. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse. It is found in nearly all countries and serves as a guinea pig in biology. It is also a popular pet. The American white-footed mouse and the deer mouse also sometimes live in houses.
Interesting facts about mice
A male mouse is called a buck.
A female mouse is called a doe.
A baby mouse is called a pinky, or a kitten.
Mice are fond of hard bread.
Mice are constant eaters - and will eat almost anything.
Mice are prolific breeders, producing six to ten litters continuously throughout the year
Mice will nurse babies that are not their own.
Baby mice curl up when they are being carried.
You can keep mice on a table without a cage because mice are afraid to jump off high vertical drops.
Some ancient stories give credit to mice or rats with punishing evil people.
To this day some people believe that fried mice or mouse pie is a cure for bed wetting.
The greatest loss from mice is not due to how much they eat, but what must be thrown out because of damage or contamination.
Each year, rodents cause more than one billion dollars in damage in the US alone.
Mice have tails that are as long as their bodies.
You should never pick a mouse up by its tail.The tip of the tail may come off.
Mouse tails have scales that help with climbing.
Some mice don't have any hair at all.
Mice have been domesticated for hundreds of years.
The National Mouse Club of Britain was formed in 1895.
Mice are able to see some colors; however, they do lack the pigment that allows them to see red. They see shades of black and white and may be able to distinguish blues.
Though generally classified as herbivores and eat a regular diet of grains and fruit, mice will eat almost anything they encounter.
Contrary to popular belief, mice are exceptionally clean - often organizing their home into areas specific for food, shelter, and bathroom purposes.
In addition to the ordinary domestic mouse, other pet varieties include fancy mice (with a variety of coat colors), spiny mice (with shorter, more bristly fur), and zebra mice (with attractive stripes marking their fur).
Though mice are excellent climbers, in the wild, they prefer to remain on the ground and construct paths through the grasses and foliage to link areas of food, water, and nesting supplies with their dens.
Some mice may play dead if they are frightened and cannot quickly escape.
Highly curious, mice explore their territory daily, paying special attention to new objects or physical changes. Unlike rats, mice show no dislike to new items.
Mice constantly leave droppings in the areas they frequent.
The average mouse lives only 1-2 years.
A Fully-grown mouse weighs between 1/2 and 1 ounce.
In Ancient Greece, the God Apollo was sometimes called Apollo Smintheus, which means Apollo the Mouse. To honor him, white mice were kept in Apollo's temples under the altar.
In Egypt a cooked mouse was used to cure a variety of ills including stomachaches.
Mice originated in Asia and spread through Europe many centuries ago
The first mice to arrive in North America arrived as stowaways on ships from Europe.
Rat and mouse bones have been found in caves where cavemen lived.
Mice can make their own vitamin C.
People worshipped mice in temples. (You can see this in India)
The Hindu god Ganesha rides a mouse.
Greeks and Indians thought mice were lightning bolts.
The Japanese bred white mice around 300 years ago.
Compared to rats, mice forage only short distances from their nest, usually not more than 10 to 25 feet..
According to some cultures, if you dream about mice, you are going to die soon.
Ancient Jewish folklore forbade the eating of any mouse-chewed food because it could cause forgetfulness or a sore throat.
Some believed that the devil came on board Noah's Ark in the form of a mouse and gnawed a hole in it to make it sink.
The Roman writer Pliny recommended mouse ashes mixed with honey to cure earaches.
Cooked mice were once used to treat smallpox, whooping cough, measles and many other ailments.
Mice don’t have roots on their incisors.
Colonies of mice have been found thriving in the supplies used on polar expeditions.
A mouse can jump down 12 feet without injury.
Mice are nocturnal creatures.
The name mouse comes from "mus", a Sanskrit word that means thief.
Mouse urine has a fluorescent glow.
Mice see best in dim light.
Mice travel the same path time and time again, leaving a smudge mark - a buildup of dirt and oil from their fur - along walls, pipes and holes.
Mice can chew through anything that is softer than their teeth.
Mice can transmit salmonellosis (bacterial food poisoning) when food is contaminated with infected mouse feces.
Mice also transmit rickettsial pox, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, leptospirosis, ratbite fever, tularemia, dermatitis, and Hantavirus.
In 1998, artists Ebener and Winters trained several mice to gnaw through computer network cables (mouse3)
A mouse (plural mice) is a small animal that belongs to one of numerous rodent species. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse. It is found in nearly all countries and serves as a guinea pig in biology. It is also a popular pet. The American white-footed mouse and the deer mouse also sometimes live in houses.
Interesting facts about mice
A male mouse is called a buck.
A female mouse is called a doe.
A baby mouse is called a pinky, or a kitten.
Mice are fond of hard bread.
Mice are constant eaters - and will eat almost anything.
Mice are prolific breeders, producing six to ten litters continuously throughout the year
Mice will nurse babies that are not their own.
Baby mice curl up when they are being carried.
You can keep mice on a table without a cage because mice are afraid to jump off high vertical drops.
Some ancient stories give credit to mice or rats with punishing evil people.
To this day some people believe that fried mice or mouse pie is a cure for bed wetting.
The greatest loss from mice is not due to how much they eat, but what must be thrown out because of damage or contamination.
Each year, rodents cause more than one billion dollars in damage in the US alone.
Mice have tails that are as long as their bodies.
You should never pick a mouse up by its tail.The tip of the tail may come off.
Mouse tails have scales that help with climbing.
Some mice don't have any hair at all.
Mice have been domesticated for hundreds of years.
The National Mouse Club of Britain was formed in 1895.
Mice are able to see some colors; however, they do lack the pigment that allows them to see red. They see shades of black and white and may be able to distinguish blues.
Though generally classified as herbivores and eat a regular diet of grains and fruit, mice will eat almost anything they encounter.
Contrary to popular belief, mice are exceptionally clean - often organizing their home into areas specific for food, shelter, and bathroom purposes.
In addition to the ordinary domestic mouse, other pet varieties include fancy mice (with a variety of coat colors), spiny mice (with shorter, more bristly fur), and zebra mice (with attractive stripes marking their fur).
Though mice are excellent climbers, in the wild, they prefer to remain on the ground and construct paths through the grasses and foliage to link areas of food, water, and nesting supplies with their dens.
Some mice may play dead if they are frightened and cannot quickly escape.
Highly curious, mice explore their territory daily, paying special attention to new objects or physical changes. Unlike rats, mice show no dislike to new items.
Mice constantly leave droppings in the areas they frequent.
The average mouse lives only 1-2 years.
A Fully-grown mouse weighs between 1/2 and 1 ounce.
In Ancient Greece, the God Apollo was sometimes called Apollo Smintheus, which means Apollo the Mouse. To honor him, white mice were kept in Apollo's temples under the altar.
In Egypt a cooked mouse was used to cure a variety of ills including stomachaches.
Mice originated in Asia and spread through Europe many centuries ago
The first mice to arrive in North America arrived as stowaways on ships from Europe.
Rat and mouse bones have been found in caves where cavemen lived.
Mice can make their own vitamin C.
People worshipped mice in temples. (You can see this in India)
The Hindu god Ganesha rides a mouse.
Greeks and Indians thought mice were lightning bolts.
The Japanese bred white mice around 300 years ago.
Compared to rats, mice forage only short distances from their nest, usually not more than 10 to 25 feet..
According to some cultures, if you dream about mice, you are going to die soon.
Ancient Jewish folklore forbade the eating of any mouse-chewed food because it could cause forgetfulness or a sore throat.
Some believed that the devil came on board Noah's Ark in the form of a mouse and gnawed a hole in it to make it sink.
The Roman writer Pliny recommended mouse ashes mixed with honey to cure earaches.
Cooked mice were once used to treat smallpox, whooping cough, measles and many other ailments.
Mice don’t have roots on their incisors.
Colonies of mice have been found thriving in the supplies used on polar expeditions.
A mouse can jump down 12 feet without injury.
Mice are nocturnal creatures.
The name mouse comes from "mus", a Sanskrit word that means thief.
Mouse urine has a fluorescent glow.
Mice see best in dim light.
Mice travel the same path time and time again, leaving a smudge mark - a buildup of dirt and oil from their fur - along walls, pipes and holes.
Mice can chew through anything that is softer than their teeth.
Mice can transmit salmonellosis (bacterial food poisoning) when food is contaminated with infected mouse feces.
Mice also transmit rickettsial pox, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, leptospirosis, ratbite fever, tularemia, dermatitis, and Hantavirus.
In 1998, artists Ebener and Winters trained several mice to gnaw through computer network cables (mouse3)
TheMouse 2011/04/22 00:11
Hahaha, what a great topic!
btw, picking up pet mice by the BASE of the tail is considered an expert way which doesn't hurt them - although I've been handling mice for so long now that by now I don't need to catch any mouse's tail at all to catch them. The diseases are transmitted by house mice, but never by pet mice. And I'd like to mention as addition, a knowledgable mouse 'owner' will never feed (mouse4) cheese to the mice - it would be most harmful to their health! Topic of the day bro
Hahaha, what a great topic!
btw, picking up pet mice by the BASE of the tail is considered an expert way which doesn't hurt them - although I've been handling mice for so long now that by now I don't need to catch any mouse's tail at all to catch them. The diseases are transmitted by house mice, but never by pet mice. And I'd like to mention as addition, a knowledgable mouse 'owner' will never feed (mouse4) cheese to the mice - it would be most harmful to their health! Topic of the day bro
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