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What does forage mean?
search for food
What is a burrow?
A hole dug by an animal where mice live underground
What does gnaw mean?
to nibble or bite on something quickly
What is a family of mice called?
A nest
What does nocturnal mean?
Asleep during the day, awake at night
What do mice eat?
fruit, seeds and insects
What is a rodent?
Any animal that gnaws it's food
What is the nose of a mouse called?
snout
How long do mice live for?
1-1.5 years
What does scurry mean?
run very quickly
Give two adjectives to describe a mice tail
long, hairless, skinny, thin, pink
Mice have supersonic ____________
hearing
Mice have really poor ______________
eyesight
Mice whiskers help them to _______________
feel the temperature, sense danger, feel where they are going, measure distances
Mice can communicate in what three ways?
Expressions, voices and movements
Mice carry lots of pathogens. What are pathogens?
Diseases/virus'
