dormice
plural ofdormouse
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We have extended that to cover otters anddormiceas endangered species and some cover has been given in legislation to badgers.
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I suspect that they are probably destroying moredormicethan would ever be destroyed by human beings.
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The national population ofdormiceis estimated to be between 100,000 and 500,000.
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Someone said that there is a natural affinity betweendormiceand children, so that if it is in any danger it ought to be protected.
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There were hares and hedgehogs in the fields; and foxes anddormice.
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New habitats can be created to entice creatures as varied asdormiceand butterflies away from roads.
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The woodland containsdormice, the rare lapidary snail, and uncommon plants such as narrow-leaved helleborine and the wild service tree.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The location and age of a beech tree will help dictate where a population ofdormicewill live, since older trees produce more seeds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Important for wildlife as shelter and a food source for animals, for example small birds,dormice.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Dormiceare present in the wood, and are carefully monitored as a protected species.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unlike most otherdormice, there are no dark markings on the face, aside from faint rings around the eyes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Amongdormice, it has the special ability of running at great speed upside down, suspended from branches.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The nests ofdormicein hibernation are dotted about the place in winter, and grey squirrels live in the trees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The trappers used many different types of bait to entice thedormice.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Romans raiseddormicein special pots called gliraria and in large outdoor enclosures where they were fed walnuts, chestnuts, and acorns for fattening.
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