Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus). This small rodent is common throughout Europe and is also known as Long-tailed field mouse. If a wood mouse is caugh

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Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus). This small rodent is common throughout Europe and is also known as Long-tailed field mouse. If a wood mouse is caught by the tail, it can quickly shed the end of it in order to escape. However, the tail may never grow again. Photographed in Kent, UK.

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