{"id":20758,"date":"2022-09-21T18:23:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=67882"},"modified":"2022-09-21T18:41:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T16:41:16","slug":"southern-grasshopper-mouse-the-mouse-that-howls-at-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/southern-grasshopper-mouse-the-mouse-that-howls-at-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern grasshopper mouse: the mouse that howls at the moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Henry Nicholls\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 21 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Did you know the Southern grasshopper mouse howls at the moon? When the grasshopper mouse rears up on its hind legs, points its nose to the moon and lets loose an eerie howl, it\u2019s a warning worth heeding.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Southern grasshopper mouse might look like a common or garden mouse, but it is a fierce and bloodthirsty carnivore, dining out on insects, worms, snakes and even scorpions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yep thats right as research reveals that this rodent is unable to feel the pain that a sting would normally cause. It can somehow tolerate high doses of the scorpion\u2019s venom, giving a brief lick to a wound before going in for the kill.<\/span><\/p>\n

The function of its unusual howl remains something of a mystery, though it is thought to send a territorial message or signal victory in battle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Southern grasshopper mouse facts\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

Scientific name:<\/strong> Onychomys torridus<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Size:<\/strong> 15cm from nose to tip of tail<\/span><\/p>\n

Range:<\/strong> South-west USA and northern Mexico<\/span><\/p>\n

Habitat:<\/strong> Arid badlands<\/span><\/p>\n

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