Two Hazel Dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) asleep in torpor in their nest. Photographed in Hampshire in the UK in 2011.

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Size: 4752px × 3168px
Location: Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © Green Man Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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