• Mice are intelligent creatures with complex levels of communication, which is both vocal, often beyond the auditory range of humans, and odorous.
• It is thought that mice empathise with other mice. They are able to sense the experience of other individuals and this deeply affects how they themselves feel.
• Mice have facial expressions which communicate their mood to others.
• Mice are keen explorers. They find inventive ways of feeing satisfying their curiosity to investigate such as squeezing through tight gaps and biting through obstacles with their strong teeth.
• Mice are incredibly clean, tidy and organized. Within their intricate underground homes they have specific areas for storing food, going to the toilet, and for shelter.
• Mice like to stay close to their home and usually only venture up to 3-8m away from their nest in search of food.
• Whiskers help mice to sense smooth and rough edges, temperature change and breezes.
• Mice have great balance and can walk along very thin pieces of rope or wire. They can even scale rough vertical surfaces.
• Mice can jump down 3-4m without injuring themselves.
• The mouse is a shamanic symbol of wisdom, scrutiny, discovery and organization.

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