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Would you like to see some animal facts in your freetime? So what about mice facts? I believe that these following facts will be interested to you:

Mouse Behaviour In Captivity:

Mice in captivity (or kept as pets, domestic or for breeding), show small changes in their behaviour. Female mice are more sociable in captivity than in the wild. If you were to keep several female mice together, they would not fight. In fact, if 2 or 3 females gave birth to litters at the same time, they would put their babies in one heap and share responsibilities with feeding and caring for them. The individuals would of course give birth in their own corners and spend the first few hours alone with their own litters.

This is obviously not the female mouses natural behaviour.

Male mice show their natural territorial behaviour also in captivity. It is not wise to keep males together. However, males are social rodents and need company, therefore, they would live a lot happier if paired with a female.

One behaviour pattern that is different between wild male mice and captive male mice is there paternal instinct. Captive male mice will help rear the young. They will lay on them and keep them warm while the female rests and eats. This paternal behaviour in the male mouse has not been observed in the wild but then again if they have this instinct in captivity then it possibly could happen in the wild.

Do Mice Get Lonely?

As a matter of fact, mice do get lonely. As mice are social animals, they are better kept in pairs, but as mentioned before, male mice are better living with female mice and not another male. Females of course, will live together. A lone male mouse could be very sad and its health might suffer as a consequence. But then again, pairing him with a female will no doubt result in a pregnancy and not just the once either. A problem worth some serious consideration.

Other facts

• Mice are much like humans in how their bodies and minds work. This is why laboratories use mice as test subjects for medicines and other items that may be used on humans. Nearly all modern medicine is tested on mice before they go to human medical trials.
• Mice are tough little creatures when they have their minds set on a crunchy scorpion snack. They can withstand multiple scorpion bites. 
• Mice can feel temperature changes and alterations in ground terrain through their whiskers. 
• While communicating with each other, mice make ultrasonic as well as regular sounds.
• Most mice are very good jumpers. They can jump nearly 18 inches (46 cm) in the air. They also are talented climbers and swimmers.
• A mouse's heart can beat 632 beats per minute. A human heart only beats 60 to 100 beats per minute.
• A wood mouse will shed its tail if the tail is caught by a predator.