Produce perfume from mice

Ondatra zibethicus rats have strange abilities that make anyone who cares about them surprised.

Exotic scent rats

Ondatra zibethicus rats are active throughout the year, they do not have the time to hibernate as many other cold land animals and do not store any food for the winter. When the weather started to get cold, nutritious foods became scarce, they had to eat everything they could earn, sometimes gnawing on their leaves or eating out fish and frogs. , imitated dead. When they were too hungry, they were able to eat all the meat. At times, people found them hunting to eat even smaller Ondatra zibethicus mice.

During normal warm days, Ondatra zibethicus rats mainly eat water plants, sometimes they catch frogs and fish. They also destroy crops causing great damage to farmers.

Ondatra mice zibethicus swim very well. Just take a breath when they can dive as far as 90m , every dive they can stay for 15 minutes in the water. People often see rows of water bubbles floating together under thin ice sheets - this is because the water rat releases when diving below the frozen surface. When we dive, we also have a talent for biting the leaves without water flowing into the mouth ; Their mouths have the folds of skin behind the incisors, acting like lips that open and close as you like, helping to prevent water from coming into your mouth.

For most of his life, Ondatra zibethicus mice lived under water. Their legs have membranes, long, hairless, flattened tails, used like a rudder. They can swim at speeds of about 4.8 km / h and can even swim backwards . The body is about 34cm long, the tail is about 25cm long, but strangely, in a human-nourished environment, these mice have to live for up to 10 years.

This type of water mouse often makes a leafy plant near the water. The inside of the drive has a dry place, with many exits, including an entrance below the surface. Sometimes, they also dig burrows along the banks of the water so that they can cause landslides.

They are perfectly adapted to underwater life, mating is also carried out underwater. In the breeding season , they are very aggressive, they can bite each other fiercely and are ready to attack the whole person even without being provoked.

By the breeding season, the aromatic glands of the mouse are beginning to produce yellow aromatic radiation, with a strong aroma. People use this type of fluid to produce many fragrances.

In addition to the aroma, Ondatra zibethicus mice also have a valuable coat. Usually the coat is brown, waterproof, durable and easy to dye.

They belong to "polygamy, polygamy" and are one of the most fertile species. Mother-tongue mice have many litters every year , the pregnancy is 15-20 days, each group has 6-8 children. Young mice start opening their eyes at 14-16 days of age, right now they can swim vigorously.

They can become bait of mink, foxes, wolves, wild cats and some types of hunting birds.

This fragrant mouse originated in North America, but is now available in many parts of Europe. They are solitary , except breeding season. Although operating almost all day and night, at dawn or dusk, Ondatra rats zibethicus are most active.