Mouse in the House
Posted by suzanne on June 11, 2005
Q: Hi.
Could you tell me please if mice, (paticularly the house mouse) have cheek pouches. I was wondering how they transport food from one place to another.
Thanks!
A: Mice do not have cheek pouches although some other rodents do. Take a look at the unit called "Chubby Cheeks" at www.enaturalist.org and you'll see that the chipmunk does have cheek pouches. Actually, House Mice are not very active storers of food so are not very intent on carrying quantities of food any distance. Any that they may move, would be moved simply by carrying in their mouthes.
John Wiessinger ( June 11, 2005)
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