THE HARVEST MOUSE.
The harvest mouse builds a nest with the skill of a bird. This nest is (lie. size of a cricket ball, and is woven among the stems of standing corn. When there are young ones inside, there is no sign of j any opening to the nest, so careful is the mother mouse to hide her treasures. This ruouss is oar one animal which has a clinging tail like a monkey's. - 'The tail-tip curls round and grips a cornstalk as the tiny creature , ™ sits on an ear to * ■ nibble the grain. Two or three will chase one another up a stalk, clinging with their tails, and gracefully leaping from stalk to stalk. They are the ooeafiald's acrobats.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19892, 10 March 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)
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120THE HARVEST MOUSE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19892, 10 March 1928, Page 4 (Supplement)
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