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The Egyptian Spiny Mouse is a relative of our very own house mouse right here in the United States. There are a couple of very fundamental differences between the species, our mice in the United States have as many as 10-12 babies per clutch, the spiny mouse will only give birth to 2-4 young at a time. Living in the desert the mouse must conserve everything, water is not as readily available to the rodents as it is in the United States, as a result the spiny mouse is much less likely to drink as much fluid, choosing instead to get moisture from the food it eats. Range: North Africa, Egypt Natural Diet: Omnivorous, insects, plants Diet at RainForest: Prepared zoo diet supplemented with insects Size: Mouse size mammal. Status in Wild: Stable |
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