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Mouse Fun facts for kids
Mus musculus
The mouse lives in houses and barns all over the world and eats seeds and grain, plus crumbs.
- Where it lives
- in houses and barns all over the world
- What it eats
- seeds and grain, plus crumbs
- How big it is
- small enough to fit in your hand
Fun facts about the mouse
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A mouse can squeeze through a gap as thin as a pencil, because its skull is the only hard part of its body.
A mouse's front teeth never stop growing, so it has to keep gnawing to wear them down.
Cartoons got it wrong, cheese is not a mouse's favourite food. It likes seeds, grains and sweet sticky treats better.
The computer mouse got its name because, with its cord, it looked like a mouse with a tail.
A mouse can jump straight up about as high as a long school ruler.
Boy mice sing songs with notes so high that our ears can't hear them at all.
A mouse's tail helps it balance on wires and also lets out extra heat, like a radiator.
A mouse gets almost all the water it needs from its food, so it can live happily in dry grain stores.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live all over the world, close to people, and I'm busiest at night.
My front teeth never stop growing, so I have to keep gnawing on things.
I can squeeze through a hole as thin as a pencil.
Cartoons say I love cheese most, but I really like seeds and grain better.
I fit in your hand, and a computer gadget with a cord is named after me.
Sammy might be thinking of a mouse.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the mouse in the Farm adventure. It's free to play.
Play the FarmComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
