for grip and balance as it lives in the stalk zone of tall plants

December 13, 2019 10:43 AM

Harvest mice found thriving 15 years after reintroduction efforts [The Guardian]
posted by readinghippo (6 comments total)

Aw, very cute. It would be interesting to see the genetics -- are they descendent of only a handful of survivors that were able to transition to the wild, and that's why none got trapped, or were their ancestors just very trap-wary?
posted by tavella at 12:17 PM on December 13, 2019

the harvest mouse is the weight of 10p piece and is Britain’s only mammal with a prehensile tail

Excepting, of course, a few of the more exotic peers.
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:23 PM on December 13, 2019 [5 favorites]

This is adorable and heartening! While it might be a sign of the times that we're reliant on something as slight as a harvest mouse to offer any lightening of the mood today, that's exactly what it did - thanks for sharing!
posted by penguin pie at 4:43 PM on December 13, 2019 [1 favorite]

Go extremely tiny mouse!
posted by medusa at 8:49 PM on December 13, 2019 [1 favorite]

In the long run, Fail succeeds!
posted by srboisvert at 6:27 AM on December 14, 2019 [1 favorite]

In case you missed it: harvest mice sitting in flowers.
posted by sjswitzer at 3:31 PM on December 14, 2019