英国濒临絶种长尾鼠撑杆踩高跷俯视领地，侦探危险

rose2005

The harvest mouse surveys his land: Britain's smallest rodent uses straw as stilts to look out for signs of danger



Perched between two stalks, this tiny harvest mouse adeptly uses his tail and hind legs to steady himself while scratching its nose.

These amazing pictures show one of Britain's most elusive and endangered species in its element.
They were taken by amateur photographer Matt Binstead, who is head keeper at the British Wildlife Centre in Lingfield Surrey.

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Nimble: The harvest mouse grips two stalks with its hind legs and uses his long tail as an anchor while taking time out to scratch its nose

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Eyes front: The tiny rodent uses his new height advantage to look out for danger. The species are also able to sense their predators' vibrations through vegetation.

'It is the only British animal with what is known as a prehensile tail that can be used as a fifth limb.
'When wrapped around a stem, it can act as a brake or anchor. This makes it very nimble travelling and feeding in stems of cereals and grasses.
'They have a remarkable ability to sense vibrations through the soles of their feet. Larger animals in the vicinity can be sensed by vibrations passing through the ground and up the plant on which the mouse is feeding.'
Conservation measures have been in place for the species since 2001 when it was given near-threatened status.
Tennis balls used at Wimbledon have often been recycled to create artificial nests in an attempt to help the species avoid predators, of which it has many.

They can also freeze to death in winter as their nests, found in hedgerows near the ground, do not provide enough protection.

The species don't hibernate, but do sleep for long periods in the winter, waking up during milder spells to eat a little stored food or venture out on a foraging trip.

957402398

好可爱好萌的小老鼠啊，真想抱一抱

sddddd

抱什么呀抱，以为这是毛绒玩具吗？这老鼠会传染多种疾病而且有跳蚤虱子的好吧？

rose2005

These amazing pictures show one of Britain's most elusive and endangered species in its element.

这种长尾鼠是英国濒临絶种的小老鼠，絶非平常可见可怕的老鼠．目前已非常难找到

若以价值来论， 应很高．．．

矮油，我找不到中文版新闻，因为很可爱，所以直接贴文了．．

唯心

好可愛唷!!!尾巴好靈活呀!

vielleicht

肌肉都长尾巴上了

caijielinmin

是很可爱，但尾巴有点吓人

weder

好萌的小老鼠啊,尾巴好靈活

luguode

真的是踩高蹺的行走嗎？好想看看~

阿树

这小老鼠功夫还挺厉害的，只用了2只爪子就抱住了杆子

carmenjiang

是麦秆么？好小哦~~~

蓝调

好灵活的身手~眼镜好可爱~

寒漪

快绝种了，可以人工养不？绝种太可惜了

normajean

人类真可怕，虽然我也是人类，但是也想这么说啊。

烈筑狸

看看好可爱……嗯，我远远地看看就好……