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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Why did the dormice cross the road?

Why did the dormice cross the road?

Endangered dormice 'thrive on central reservation'

Endangered dormice are thriving on the central reservation of a busy road in Cornwall, and are even able to regularly cross safely to the other side, according to ecologists.

Dormice asleep in the middle of the A30 in Cornwall. Photo: EPICNEWS.CO.UK

"The mice, which snooze all day and hibernate for seven months of the year, usually live in quiet woodland areas or the margins of fields.

However, a year-long study, commissioned by the Highways Agency, found that a population has built up on the central reservation of the A30 at Penlan, Cornwall".

5 comments:

CherryPie said...

Talk about living dangerously!!!

James Higham said...

They didn't cross the road - they stayed in the middle.

Barnacle Bill said...

That's Cornish dormice for you!

Merkin said...

Next thing they'll be calling for Indepenmice.

Anonymous said...

My cats would "a dor e" these....


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