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The word dormouse comes from Middle English dormous, of uncertain origin, possibly from a dialectal element *dor-, from Old Norse dár 'benumbed' and Middle English mous 'mouse'. The word is sometimes conjectured to come from an Anglo-Norman derivative of dormir 'to sleep', with the second element mistaken for mouse , but no such Anglo-Norman ...
The house mouse is best identified by the sharp notch in its upper front teeth. House mice have an adult body length (nose to base of tail) of 7.5–10 centimetres (3–4 in) and a tail length of 5–10 cm (2–4 in).
Rhipidomys is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae, [1] [2] The following 25 species of climbing mouse species are currently recognised: [2]. Rhipidomys albujai; Southern climbing mouse (Rhipidomys austrinus)
Capuchin monkeys are arboreal quadrupeds, but can locomote bipedally on the ground. [15] They use a spring-like walk that lacks an aerial phase. [15] While humans employ a pendulum-like gait which allows for the interchange of kinetic and potential energy, capuchins do not. [15] This means the energy costs of bipedalism in capuchins is very high.
Coues's climbing mouse is a native of northern South America. It occurs in an arc from Trinidad and the island of Margarita, through the coastal region of northern Venezuela, and a swathe of west-central Venezuela (the southeasterly side of the Merida Andes and the foothills of the Eastern Cordillera) to Meta Department in central Colombia. [1]
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Dollman's tree mouse (Prionomys batesi) is a poorly understood climbing mouse from central Africa. It is unique enough that it has been placed in a genus of its own, Prionomys , since its discovery in 1910.
Cats will walk through their litter box after using it then climb directly on your pillow. ... wasn't interested in sleeping in my bed for the longest time. She'd climb up into the closet and ...