Wood Mice of
By Andrew
Wood mice are cute,
small, and sort of chubby. They are
adorable! In my report you will learn
about their appearance, diet, their defense and offense strategies, how they
move, how they are raised, and other interesting facts.
Wood mice have long tails. It is also
called a long tailed field mouse. It is
a rodent. It can be tan to reddish brown
or gray.
These mice eat beetles, butterflies,
moths, blackberries, raspberries, rice, flies, reed seeds, hips, haws,
ladybugs, small bird’s eggs, and grasshoppers.
They live in meadows and fields. They can cause damage to crops.
After giving birth, mothers give milk
to their young for about two weeks. Baby
mice don’t cry because a noisy nest might attract hungry enemies. Its dense of sound is better developed than
its sight. It is mostly nocturnal. This means it stays up at night. Young mice explore outside the nest. They can feed themselves when they are two
weeks old. The mother moves out to build
a new nest for the next litter. The young
mice stay in the old nest for awhile.
Mice walk and move very fast. Mice race to the nest if they need to. They can even go underground. To defend themselves, they can shed their
tail. It won’t grow back but it allows
them to get away from their enemies.
I think wood mice, or field mice are
omnivores who need to protect themselves from predators. It is interesting that they run really
fast. It lets them get away from
enemies. This saves them!!!
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