WARNING!! If you don't like these not so little rodents, please don't look at these pictures. These are brown rats, a native species of the UK, wild and amazingly clean and disease free....I spotted 4 of them taking advantage of the spilt seeds from a bird feeder in the North Cave wetlands. I personally like them...although they're not as cute as rabbits and squirrels!
Shouldn't they be hibernating at this time of the year? And they have already youngsters...
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I'll have to do a little research...unless anyone can tell me. I know they burrow, I'm not entirely sure they hibernate though. I suppose they will have young if the food supply is OK, it certainly is here, the feeders are filled all year round.
************ Yes, hibernation is related with the lack of food...
See, their tail is as long as the rest of their body!!! :(
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I know Tina...but what can they do? Their tails give them great balance when they climb, they also use them whilst swimming. Oh, I didn't tell you they are very good swimmers.
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