1. Mice are excellent swimmers and can remain under water for several minutes
\n2. The average litter size is 5 to 6 but can be as high as 13!
\n3. Mice have good senses of smell, taste and hearing, however they have poor vision and
\nare colour-blind
\n4. Mice are omnivorous and in the field survive mainly on grass seeds, cereal and legume
\ngrains
\n5. Did you know: You can keep mice on a table without a cage because mice are afraid to
\njump off high vertical drops
\n6. Greeks and Indians thought mice were lightning bolts!
\n7. The name mouse comes from “mus”, a Sanskrit word that means thief
\n8. A male mouse is called a buck, a female mouse is called a doe and a baby mouse is
\ncalled a pinky, or a kitten
\n9. Some mice may play dead if they are frightened and cannot escape quickly
\n10. A mother mouse can produce over 100 babies a year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1. Mice are excellent swimmers and can remain under water for several minutes 2. The average litter size is 5 to 6 but can be as high as 13! 3. Mice have good senses of smell, taste and hearing, however they have poor vision and are colour-blind 4. Mice are omnivorous and in the field<\/p>\n