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Do mice menstruate?
All female mammals menstruate in one way or another, from what I understand from a vertebrate biology class I took. Huge differences in timings, cycles and amounts though, a…nd also causes. (MORE)
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Who is mice in 'Of Mice and Men'?
Of Mice and Men it is a quote from Robert Burns's poem To a Mouse, on Turning up her nest with a Plough: "The best laid schemes of mice and men Gang aft agley, " Which ma…y be translated as "the best laid plans of mice and men often go askew" It could be argued that all of the characters can, to some extent, be likened to the mice in this poem as they all have dreams which will never come true ("go askew"). For example; Curley dreams of being a boxer, but this dream is shattered when Lennie breaks his hand.Curley's wife dreams of being a movie star, but this dream is shattered when she marries Curley.Crooks dreams of having friends, but this will never happen because of the racism in 1930s America.George and Lennie dream of owning their own land, but this will not happen as it is an unrealistic dream. All of the characters are like mice in that they are all controlled by something bigger than them; as mice are controlled by men, so the characters are controlled by the social and economic circumstances in the Great Depression, which led to a huge increase in the number of "lonely" itinerant workers. Steinbeck's theme of determinism reflects this point. (MORE)
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How smart are mice?
Mice are very smart indeed, not intelligent but their instincts make them very flexible. A mouse can figure maces and have a very good sence of their surroundings
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Do mice have backbones?
Yes. Mice are vertebrates, and they have a backbone and spinal column. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the mouse.
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Is there rabies in mice?
Mice can carry rabies, but it is highly unusual, and there have been no cases of mice transmitting rabies to people. Remember, only mammals can carry rabies.
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Why are mice called mice?
The term, mice, is the plural form of mouse. The word, mouse, is derived from the original Sanskrit word, mus, which is still used today in classification. It meant thief or r…obber: a most fitting name for these tiny creatures. (MORE)
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Do mice eat other mice?
Answer Yes, they can. Mother mice will sometimes eat their young if they think their young don't have much chance a survival (if the young are sick), if th…ey a disturbed and think they are at risk or just because it's the mother's first litter and she gets carried away. Also, if a mouse dies, another mouse may eat it for the sake of cleanliness. Mice don't tend to kill other mice to eat them. (MORE)
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Where are mice found?
It depends. Do you mean pet mice or wild mice? Wild mice or common field mice are found in grassy areas, woodlands, near barns or outbuildings, or even inside people's homes. …Mice can easily find small holes or cracks in mortar or boards and make their way inside buildings. Inside, they nest in crawl spaces, under floor-boards (between floors), and in the walls. They can choose spots from the attic to basement but most often nest close to food sources. Pet mice have been bred, over generations of mice, from and creating one big family. They were originally "wild" with the first one captured, but through many, many years the mice became tamed. Handling from humans keeps the caged mice from reverting to wild behaviors. Pet mice are normally sold at any pet store. (MORE)
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What does 'Of Mice and Men' have to do with mice?
Someone has probably point out to you that the title comes from Robbie Burns' poem "To a Mouse" (If you haven't read it, it's here: http://www.worldburnsclub.com/poems/transla…tions/554.htm ), where mice and people are compared, in that both make plans but do not control the outcome. Furthermore, as you go through the book, you'll notice Lennie's fascination with small animals, including mice. He genuinely loves them, but is unable to handle them gently. In one scene, he accidentally kills a mouse. This foreshadows a murder later on in the book - the mouse and the person have died in the same way, and both deaths were equally inevitable. To add to that, the line in Robert Burn's "To a Mouse" : "The best laid plans of mice and men/ are often gone astray." Besides for the actual words for the title actually coming from this line in the poem, in the poem, the mouse is described as laboring over creating a perfect nest, only to have it destroyed by a bird, causing the mouse to rebuild the nest. The poem is depicting perfectly the idea of carefully prepared plans that people or animals make often don't work out. This idea is shown in the book through George and Lennie's dream being shattered. Unrealistic as it may be in George's eyes, the dream is still something to hope and plan for, as he and Lennie had been doing for a long time. Unfortunately, this plan does not work out in the end. (MORE)
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Are mice omnivores?
Mice are in fact omnivores: a mouse will eat bugs, but mainly plants, seeds, and fruits. Not actual meat, though - just bugs.