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Mice are stressed by longer days
Animal world

Mice are stressed by longer days

In the winter, shorter days make us restricted to natural light exposure and make us sleep more than usual, irritable and anxious. But for mice it is the opposite.

December 16, 2018
Mice also know how to cough like people
Animal world

Mice also know how to cough like people

Although humans may not hear it, mice are still coughing as usual, and this finding promises to open a new way of fighting against cough in humans.

December 16, 2018
The brave mouse strangles the snake to save you
Animal world

The brave mouse strangles the snake to save you

An incredible effort when a white mouse at a zoo in China tried to strangle a snake to save you. The impressive picture was taken by a photographer who accidentally capt…

December 16, 2018
Smelling animals to ... communicate
Animal world

Smelling animals to ... communicate

A US study showed that rats smelled for social positioning and to avoid aggression, according to the Daily Mail. Dr. Daniel Wesson at the Medical School of Case Western…

December 16, 2018
Upgrade the mouse intelligence
Animal world

Upgrade the mouse intelligence

After transplanting human cells into the brain of mice, experts from the University of Rochester (USA) witnessed the ability of subjects to learn faster than their neigh…

December 16, 2018
American drop bomb mouse
Animal world

American drop bomb mouse

In order to prevent brown snakes from raging on Guam, US environmental officials plan to drop dead mice poisoned with poison.

December 16, 2018
Kill reindeer and mouse to protect birds
Animal world

Kill reindeer and mouse to protect birds

British officials will carry out a program to destroy reindeer and rats on an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean to protect the island's birds.

December 16, 2018
Ecuador declares war on foreign invaders
Animal world

Ecuador declares war on foreign invaders

Ecuadorian officials launched a campaign to destroy hundreds of millions of mice on the Galapagos Islands to protect other species.

December 16, 2018
The superior gnawing secret of rats
Animal world

The superior gnawing secret of rats

Rats are recognized as a perfect rodent. Scientists have proved that rats surpass all relatives in their rodents, including squirrels and beavers.

December 16, 2018
Dogs make 'nannies' for rats
Animal world

Dogs make 'nannies' for rats

Although ready to attack other types of mice, the bitch proved to be affectionate with the mice, even getting angry when strangers invade the herd.

December 16, 2018