Deer mice construct spherical or cup-shaped nests of shredded plant fibers, fur, and feathers under logs, stumps, rocks in the abandoned dens of other mammals, but prefers natural cavities of tress.

It gets its name from building nests from raw cotton ... band that stretches across its reddish-brown fur from head to hindquarters. These mice hibernate throughout the winter and usually spend ...

Unlike the deer mouse which it closely resembles, the white-footed mouse’s fur is not soft and luxuriant ... The white-footed mouse appears to use underground nest sites more than the deer mouse.

A mouse gives birth to identical-twin sisters. One has brown fur and will grow up to be lean and healthy; the other has yellow fur and is destined to be obese and prone to disease. How can two ...