Mouse

Mouse

Mouse a mouse is a small furry member

of the order of gnawing mammals called

rodents See Rodents). Like its close relative the rat, the house mouse is a pest

that has allowed man to almost every

part of the world (See Rat). It does much

damage in food stores, sleeping in quiet

places during the day but coming out to

feed at night. Mice breed rapidly, pro-

reducing several litters each year. Man has

used cats to catch mice tor thousands of

years. But mice also make good pets.

Some other kinds of mice are outdoor creatures. They include the harvest-

mouse, which makes a globe-shaped nest

among the stems of a wheat field.