Gough Island's bird species threatened by giant house mice of British origin
Monday, May 19, 2008 - 11:14
in Biology & Nature
Gough Island, in the South Atlantic is host to an evolutionary horror show as mice, that first stowed away 150 years ago in British ships, have now multiplied – not only in number but in size – and adapted to become carnivores preying on endangered bird species
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