Here's what that house proud mouse was doing – plus five other animals who take cleaning seriously
Monday, March 25, 2019 - 07:40
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A house proud mouse, considerately tidying up the workbench of the shed in which it lives, has been captured on video and shared online. The mouse pops out of a box, picks up some screws, nail clippers and a metal chain and carries them back into the box. It's tempting to think the mouse is cleaning up its home in the same way that a human would. Of course, in biology, things are rarely that simple.