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geardaddy

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Tue Oct 21, 2014, 01:06 PM Oct 2014

Squee alert!: 28 Teeny Tiny Wild Mice [View all]

http://www.boredpanda.com/wild-mice/
When they’re in our homes and eating our food, most consider mice to be repulsive pests. But out in their native fields and woodlands, mice are about as cute as it gets.
Because of their size (and perhaps also due to jealousy of their cuteness), there are a lot of things out to get mice, including the internet’s favorite mouse-slaying terror, the common house cat. But because of their adaptability and speed, they are still one of the most wide-spread and successful mammal species on Earth – they can be found in almost any environment and on almost every continent.
Mice certainly are cute and harmless in their natural environments, but they can be devastating pests when introduced to new environments. In parts of New Zealand and Australia, the absence of natural predators allows them to breed unchecked and devastate local crops and bird populations. Many birds were able to nest safely in the South Pacific islands until mice were introduced there by European explorers.




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Wild mice OUTSIDE are adorable. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #1
Agreed. geardaddy Oct 2014 #2
They really are. In_The_Wind Oct 2014 #3
lurve mice anywhere. we have voles and shrews here that I want to hug. if shrews were as big roguevalley Oct 2014 #4
beautiful pictures orleans Oct 2014 #5
I used to work in an animal diagnostic lab.... CherokeeDem Oct 2014 #6
What a great story! n/t proReality Oct 2014 #12
Wonderful! Solly Mack Oct 2014 #7
Oh wow shenmue Oct 2014 #8
As Bobby Burns wrote: WinkyDink Oct 2014 #9
Ah, dear Rabby Burns! ChazInAz Oct 2014 #13
Hey, I'm glad to know what his real nickname was--I'll use it now! I've always liked that line WinkyDink Oct 2014 #15
Absolutely charming. brer cat Oct 2014 #10
Little cuties! OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #11
Love the one with the daisies! Brigid Oct 2014 #14
Yup, that one photo did it for me too...... a kennedy Oct 2014 #16
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