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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science

Secret lives of the harvest mice

Harvest Mouse: A harvest mouse balancing between two stalks of grass
A harvest mouse balancing between two stalks of grass Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: A harvest mouse female pushing a male on a branch
A female and male on a branch Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: Young harvest suspended in the air on the tails of his fellow critters
A young mouse hangs from the tails of his fellow rodents Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: A female harvest mouse to feed her cubs (aged 10 days old)
A female feeds her 10-day-old cubs Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: A harvest mouse swimming
A harvest mouse swimming Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: A harvest mouse balancing between two stalks of grass
A mouse shows off its climbing skills Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: A harvest mouse climbs down a wheat plant
A mouse on a stalk of wheat in a field dotted with poppies Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: A harvest mouse climbs down a wheat plant
A mouse on a stalk of wheat in a field dotted with poppies Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: A harvest mouse in a nest made from Phragmites reeds
A mouse in a nest made from reeds Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: Harvest mice on an ear of wheat
Two mice feast on an ear of wheat Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
Harvest Mouse: A harvest mouse leaps through the air at night
A harvest mouse about to take a leap against the night sky Photograph: Jean-Louis Klein & Marie-Luce Hubert/Barcroft Media
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