Deer mice cache food, especially seeds, in holes in the ground, in tree cavities, and even in bird nests, storing up to 0.6 L (1 pt) in each location for later use. In spite of autumn fat deposition ...

Food stashes: You may spot small stashes of food, stored away by the deer mice. Deer mouse nests: You may even stumble upon a deer mouse nest, but due to the rodents' virus associations, you ...

Of the many mouse species that inhabit North America, only a few actually find their way into homes. Here's how to recognize ...

Length: A deer mouse’s body is two to four inches long, with two to five inches of length added on by the tail. Diet: A deer mouse’s diet includes insects, nuts, wild seeds, domestic grain ...

A beautiful artistic reconstruction of Indohyus by Carl Buell. A mouse deer attempts to escape by diving into the water. The proposed transition is a little fuzzy. Coyne outlines it this way ...

Despite its name, the mouse deer is not actually a deer. Also known as the chevrotain, this small, elusive mammal belongs to the Tragulidae family, which is distinct from the Cervidae family to ...

News Sci/Tech Cool Critters: Cute, all-American western deer mouse plays big role in our ecosystem Sun., Jan. 5, 2025 The western deer mouse, named only about five years ago, thrives in a variety ...

Learn about mice, what they eat, the associated health hazards, and how to get rid of a pest infestation.

Watching an adorable critter like the mouse deer or chevrotain prance across the first floor in the moonlight; if you’re lucky enough to witness this spectacle is a lesson in patience ...

HYDERABAD: Even as the species teeter on the verge of extinction globally, the mouse deer, one of the tiniest members of the ungulate family, has experienced an almost 80-fold population increase ...

Researchers published findings that show a new deer genus that would have been the size of a house cat, according to the National Park Service.

HYDERABAD: The initiative to reintroduce mouse deer in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) is being implemented successfully and likely to reach the set target soon, said Mahendar Reddy, ATR’s ...