Critter Science

The Deer Mouse

8 April, 2022
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The deer mouse, aka North American deer mouse or eastern deer mouse, is the most widespread of any rodent or even mammal in North America. These rodents can be found from northern Canada

The Cute Cotton Mouse

25 February, 2022
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The cotton mouse derives its name due to their habit of fashioning nests from cotton. They can be found in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,

Enter the Tuco-Tuco

15 November, 2021
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The tuco-tuco is a rodent that lives in South America. There are an estimated 60 known species, to date. They can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and

The Adorable Gray Mouse Lemur

2 September, 2020
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The gray mouse lemur is one of the smallest primates in the world; with the Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur being number 1. These critters are endemic to Madagascar. They prefer

The Diminutive Silver-Backed Chevrotain

23 March, 2020
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Once thought extinct, the silver-backed chevrotain was recently rediscovered in Vietnam in 2019! It had been 30 years since the last sighting. It was found by the Global Wildlife

The Cute and Often Misunderstood Mouse

16 March, 2020
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Most people hear the word mouse and immediately think of a pest that invades your house and more specifically your pantry at night, leaving little pellets of poop and stains of urine