THE WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE 



HE white-footed mouse is by far the most 

 beautiful species of the genus to which 

 it belongs. Indeed it is almost a shame 

 to call this handsome creature a mouse at all! He 

 is almost a dandy in dress and neatness, and his 

 spotless robe of grayish fawn above is sharply con- 

 trasted with the pure white beneath. This, coupled 

 with the natural grace and agility of its movements, 

 distinguishes the white-footed mouse as one of our 

 most attractive little mammals. 



Combined with this grace and beauty there is a 

 gentleness of disposition reminding one of the flying 

 squirrel indeed it is said that these two little wood- 

 dwellers are sometimes found living in the same cavity. 

 An adult white-footed mouse when captured wild will 

 seldom bite if taken in the hand, and after two or 

 three days of confinement it is as gentle and confiding 

 as though it had been born in captivity. 

 The home of the white-footed mouse is occasionally 



found in deep forests of evergreens or deciduous 



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