The deer mouse, believed to be the most common mammal in North America, has a very different take on family values than its evolutionary sibling, the oldfield mouse. Oldfield mice are monogamous.

Imagine retreating on a cold, rainy or snowy day into a cozy nest of delicately shredded fibers. You’d nibble on a stockpile of seeds and nuts between naps and occasionally wander out on short ...

In the animal kingdom, there are far more mammals that are polyamorous than are monogamous. In fact, just three to five percent of mammals are monogamous, and researchers have long wondered what ...

One of the dangers of cleaning out attics, garages, barns and sheds comes from the seemingly innocuous critters that have nested there: the deer mouse. The deer mouse can be many different colors but ...

Unlike the deer mouse which it closely resembles, the white-footed mouse’s fur is not soft and luxuriant, and the general color of the back and sides is a reddish or orangish, not grayish, brown. A ...

Claim to fame: There are no studies to prove it, but because of its reproductive capacity, the deer mouse is probably one of the most abundant native wild mammals in Missouri. Another mouse, the house ...

A tiny deer-like animal has been born at a zoo in the U.K. – and it's so small, it resembles a mouse. In fact, the animal is called a mouse deer and it is about 8 inches tall, around the size of a ...