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The mouse is a mammal that belongs to one of numerous species of small rodents in the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridæ (Old World Mice).
The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (Mus musculus). It is found in nearly all countries and, as the laboratory mouse, serves as an important model organism in biology; it is also a popular pet. (Non-biologists often use the term "mouse" synonymously with "Mus musculus"). The American white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) and the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) also sometimes live in houses. These species of mice live commensally with humans. Although they may live up to two years in the lab, the average mouse in the wild lives only 3 months, primarily due to heavy predation. Cats, wild dogs, birds-of-prey, and snakes prey heavily upon mice.
Mice can be harmful pests, damaging and eating crops and spreading diseases through their parasites and feces. The domestication of cats is thought to have been for their predation of mice and their relatives, the rats. A mouse trap can also be used to catch mice.
Mice cannot see colors, but they can see the difference between colors, because they see things in shade from black to white.
There are 38 species in the genus Mus.
Mice generally live on a herbivore diet, but are actually omnivores: they will eat meat, the dead bodies of other mice, and have been observed to self-cannibalise their tails during starvation. Mice eat grains and fruits for a regular diet.
Mice are very common experimental animals in biology and psychology primarily because they are mammals, and thus share a high degree of homology with humans, but can be manipulated in ways that would be considered unethical to do with humans. Additional benefits include the fact that mice are small, relatively inexpensive, and several generations can be observed in a short period of time. The mouse genome has been sequenced, and many genes which share homology to human genes have been identified. In the 2006 Biosatellite project, a group of mice will orbit Earth inside a spinning spacecraft to determine how mice react to gravity equivalent to that of Mars. [1]
Mice are popular in fiction, usually as anthropomorphic funny animals. Mickey Mouse in particular is recognized throughout the whole world. Jerry (of Tom and Jerry) is also extremely well known, and are part of the list of fictional mice. It is perhaps ironic that although they have been regarded by mankind as pests for ages, they are often featured as sympathetic in books and cartoons. Perhaps this may be because, due to their famously small size, they are considered the embodiment of "the little guy". Indeed, in many depictions, such as Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, humans are the enemy and mice are the protagonists.
Mention must be made here of Robert Burns' famous poem "To a Mouse", written in 1785, which gave us the immortal proverb "the best-laid schemes of mice and men go oft awry". Burns, who owned a farm for a time, was inspired to write the poem after he had disturbed a field mouse's nest with his plow on a cold November day. The poem could be described as his "apology" to the mouse, and it expresses his apparent longing that man could once again be part of nature's "social union".
There is also Franz Kafka's short story, "Josephine the Singer", an allegorical story about the role of the artist in society, where society is represented by a community of mice and the artist is a mouse named Josephine, with a gift of song.
A noteworthy dubious duo of mice is Pinky and The Brain who are still trying to take over the world.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, white mice are pan-dimensional beings who commissioned the construction of a giant computer, the Earth, that would provide for them the question of the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. This is revealed after the earth is destroyed by a Vogon construction crew five minutes before the question is finally calculated. The mice re-appear to commission a second earth and discover Arthur Dent, the sole survivor of earth's destruction, and offer to buy his brain, expecting it to contain the question which they seek. See Races from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Spoilers end here.Mice are now one of the leading rodent pets. Although their main purpose in pet stores is to be sold as snake food, many people buy mice as companion pets. Some common products used are:
Some benefits of having mice as pets are
There are, however, some disadvantages to having pet mice
An estimated half million mice live on the London Underground, mostly running around the tracks.
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An estimated half million mice live on the London Underground, mostly running around the tracks. The university also produces a literary magazine called Mosaic, which features undergraduate fiction, poetry, and art. There are, however, some disadvantages to having pet mice. The Sentinel serves as an analytical complement to The Lantern, though with a substantially smaller circulation. Some benefits of having mice as pets are. The student monthly newspaper is The Sentinel (formerly The Observer). Some common products used are:. The school newspaper is called The Lantern, and has operated as a laboratory newspaper in the School of Communication (formerly the School of Journalism) for more than 150 years. Although their main purpose in pet stores is to be sold as snake food, many people buy mice as companion pets. There is also a student-run radio station with an Internet audio stream (no broadcast signals are available in Columbus) called "The Underground" and a student-run cable channel, airing primarily on the campus cable system operated by UNITS (the university's telecommunications department), known as Buckeye TV. Mice are now one of the leading rodent pets. In 2003, the television station began broadcasting in HDTV. See Races from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. OSU operates a public television station, WOSU-TV 34 / WOSU-DT 38 (a local PBS TV station), as well as two public radio stations, WOSU-AM (NPR/BBC) and WOSU-FM (Classical) in Columbus, both with the call letters WOSU. The mice re-appear to commission a second earth and discover Arthur Dent, the sole survivor of earth's destruction, and offer to buy his brain, expecting it to contain the question which they seek. Ward. This is revealed after the earth is destroyed by a Vogon construction crew five minutes before the question is finally calculated. Robert J. In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, white mice are pan-dimensional beings who commissioned the construction of a giant computer, the Earth, that would provide for them the question of the meaning of life, the universe, and everything. The Glee Club is under the direction of Dr. A noteworthy dubious duo of mice is Pinky and The Brain who are still trying to take over the world. In 1990, led by Professor James Gallagher, the Men's Glee Club participated in the International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangolen, Wales and won the male chorus competition by an unprecedented 20 points before, in a unanimous decision of the judges, being named "Choir of the World"—the first American choir to win such an honor. There is also Franz Kafka's short story, "Josephine the Singer", an allegorical story about the role of the artist in society, where society is represented by a community of mice and the artist is a mouse named Josephine, with a gift of song. The Ohio State University Men's Glee Club[3], formed in 1875, is the oldest musical organization on campus. The poem could be described as his "apology" to the mouse, and it expresses his apparent longing that man could once again be part of nature's "social union". The vehicle was designed, built and managed by a team of engineering students at the university's "Center for Automotive Research-Intelligent Transportation" (CAR-IT). Burns, who owned a farm for a time, was inspired to write the poem after he had disturbed a field mouse's nest with his plow on a cold November day. The vehicle also holds the US record for fastest electric vehicle with a speed of 314.958 MPH (506.9 km/h), and peak timed mile speed of 321.834 MPH (517.9 km/h). Mention must be made here of Robert Burns' famous poem "To a Mouse", written in 1785, which gave us the immortal proverb "the best-laid schemes of mice and men go oft awry". OSU's "Buckeye Bullet" electric car broke the world record for the fastest speed by an electric vehicle on October 3, 2004 with a speed of 271.737 MPH (437.3 km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, humans are the enemy and mice are the protagonists. The band is famous for "Script Ohio," during which the band marches through the curves of the word, spelling "Ohio" while playing the famous march "Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse". Indeed, in many depictions, such as Mrs. All songs are customized to fit the unorthodox instrumentation. Perhaps this may be because, due to their famously small size, they are considered the embodiment of "the little guy". The marching band is the largest all brass band in the world. It is perhaps ironic that although they have been regarded by mankind as pests for ages, they are often featured as sympathetic in books and cartoons. The Ohio State University Marching Band (or TBDBITL, "The Best Damn Band in the Land") is also a tradition at Ohio State. Jerry (of Tom and Jerry) is also extremely well known, and are part of the list of fictional mice. The book was revived from 1985 to 1994, and has been revived again since 2000. Mickey Mouse in particular is recognized throughout the whole world. The Makio ran into financial problems during the early 1970s, and the organization went bankrupt and stopped publication during the late 1970s. Mice are popular in fiction, usually as anthropomorphic funny animals. The Makio is Ohio State's annual/yearbook. [1]. The Office of Student Affairs also operates the Schottenstein Center, the Fawcett Center, the Blackwell Inn, the Ohio union and the Drake Event Center. In the 2006 Biosatellite project, a group of mice will orbit Earth inside a spinning spacecraft to determine how mice react to gravity equivalent to that of Mars. Among these are student housing; food service; health, wellness and counseling; activities, organizations and leadership development; recreation and intramurals. The mouse genome has been sequenced, and many genes which share homology to human genes have been identified. The Office of Student Affairs is responsible for many of the outside-the-classroom aspects of student life at Ohio State. Additional benefits include the fact that mice are small, relatively inexpensive, and several generations can be observed in a short period of time. At The Ohio State University, there are three recognized student governments that represent their constituents. Mice are very common experimental animals in biology and psychology primarily because they are mammals, and thus share a high degree of homology with humans, but can be manipulated in ways that would be considered unethical to do with humans. All of these programs have the ultimate goal of making students into better leaders, people and citizens of Ohio State. Mice eat grains and fruits for a regular diet. Examples of programs to get involved in are the Buckeye Leadership Society, LeaderShape, Buckeye Service Council, Community Commitment, and Alternative Spring Break. Mice generally live on a herbivore diet, but are actually omnivores: they will eat meat, the dead bodies of other mice, and have been observed to self-cannibalise their tails during starvation. The union's vision is to prepare students to be responsible, engaged leaders committed to community participation for social action and change. . Student organizations at The Ohio State University provide students with opportunities to get involved in a wide variety of interest areas including academic, social, religious, artistic, service-based, diversity and many more! There are over 800 registered student organizations that involve many thousands of students. There are 38 species in the genus Mus. In addition, many student services and programs are housed in the union, along with dining and recreational facilities. Mice cannot see colors, but they can see the difference between colors, because they see things in shade from black to white. It provides facilities for student activities, organizations and events, and serves as an important meeting place for campus and community interaction. A mouse trap can also be used to catch mice. The Ohio union, located prominently along High Street southeast of the Oval, has been a center of student life at The Ohio State University for more than 50 years. The domestication of cats is thought to have been for their predation of mice and their relatives, the rats. The Ohio union is dedicated to enriching the student experience on and off of the Ohio State University campus. Mice can be harmful pests, damaging and eating crops and spreading diseases through their parasites and feces. The Ohio union, was the first student union built by a public university. Cats, wild dogs, birds-of-prey, and snakes prey heavily upon mice. The OSU/UM game has been called the greatest rivalry in sports by ESPN.[2]. Although they may live up to two years in the lab, the average mouse in the wild lives only 3 months, primarily due to heavy predation. The University of Michigan leads the historical series 57-39-6, but Ohio State is 4-1 in the game since Jim Tressel became its coach in 2001. These species of mice live commensally with humans. Ohio State is a part of the intense athletic Ohio State-Michigan Rivalry (particularly in football). The American white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) and the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) also sometimes live in houses. Taylor, John Havlicek, and Jerry Lucas (basketball); Frank Howard (baseball); Jack Nicklaus (golf); and Chic Harley (three-time All-American football running back) and Woody Hayes (football; M.A.). (Non-biologists often use the term "mouse" synonymously with "Mus musculus"). Other outstanding sports figures that were students at Ohio State include Jesse Owens "the Buckeye Bullet" (track and field); Fred R. It is found in nearly all countries and, as the laboratory mouse, serves as an important model organism in biology; it is also a popular pet. The Buckeye football team also boasts 5 Heisman trophy winners including the only two-time winner Archie Griffin (in 1974 and 1975), Les Horvath (1944), Vic Janowicz (1950), Howard "Hopalong" Cassady (1955), and Eddie George (1995). The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (Mus musculus). The most famous football coach in Ohio State's history was the colorful and legendary Woody Hayes (1913-1987), who passionately taught players and students that a person succeeds in life through "hard work.". The mouse is a mammal that belongs to one of numerous species of small rodents in the genus Mus and various related genera of the family Muridæ (Old World Mice). Although Ohio State University does not recognize championships won in 1933, 1944, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1998, various organizations awarded it the national championship, reaching a total of 13 titles. Mus baoulei. It was the seventh national championship for the football team, which also topped the nation in 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, and 1970. Mus goundae. the Horseshoe or simply The 'Shoe), won the 2002 college football national championship at the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. Mus oubanguii. The Buckeye football team, which plays at Ohio Stadium (a.k.a. Mus neavei. The school colors are Scarlet and Gray, and the mascot of OSU is Brutus Buckeye. Mus kasaicus. (The men's hockey program competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and its women's hockey program competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association). Mus sorella. Ohio State's intercollegiate sports teams are called the "Buckeyes" (after the state tree, the Buckeye), and participate in the NCAA's Division I-A in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports. Mus mahomet. Snyder is the Provost. Mus orangiae. Holbrook and Barbara R. Mus minutoides. The current president is Karen A. Mus musculoides. The Columbus campus is also home to the Wexner Center for the Arts. Mus setzeri. Ross Heart Hospital, a research institute for cardiovascular disease. Mus indutus. The medical school is home to the James Cancer Hospital, a cancer research institute, and the Richard M. Mus mattheyi. News and World Report in their annual college rankings special issue. Mus haussa. The university is ranked best public university in the state of Ohio by U.S. Mus tenellus. The Columbus, Ohio campus is currently one of the largest student bodies in the United States, with 50,504 students enrolled. Mus bufo. Ohio State University is comprised of the following colleges, schools, and campuses:. Mus triton. Mus setulosus. Ohio State operated The Big Ear, the largest and longest-running radio telescope SETI project in the world, until 1998. Mus callewaerti. After an 1878 vote passed in favor of broadening the spectrum of educational offerings, the college permanently changed its name to the now-familiar "The Ohio State University". Subgenus Nannomys
Mus spicelegus. The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, founded in 1870 as a land-grant university in accordance with the Morrill Act of 1862, first opened its doors for students during the September of 1873. Mus macedonicus. . Mus spretus. Ohio State should not be confused with Ohio University, a separate institution located in Athens, Ohio. Mus musculus. The university was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university. Mus terricolor. The Ohio State University is currently the third largest university in the United States and currently ranked by US News and World Report as the best public university in Ohio and the twenty-first best public university in the nation.[1] Ohio State's students attend either the main campus in Columbus, Ohio, or regional campuses located in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Gibraltar Island (Stone Lab), Newark, and Wooster. Mus booduga. Chadwick Arboretum - Columbus, Ohio campus. Mus cookii. List of Ohio State University people. Mus cervicolor. Its purpose is to act as a liaison between these students and the governing bodies of the University. Mus caroli. Inter-Professional Council (IPC), which is a representative body of all professional students in the colleges of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy, and Veterinary Medicine. Subgenus Mus
Mus crociduroides. Undergraduate Student Government (USG), which consists of elected and appointed student representatives who serve as liaisons from the undergraduate student body to university officials. Mus pahari. Ohio State University Newark Campus. Mus mayori. Delaware Center. Subgenus Coelomys
Mus fernandoni. Ohio State University Mansfield Campus. Mus shortridgei. Ohio State University Lima Campus. Mus philipsi. Moritz College of Law. Mus saxicola. Michael E. Mus platythrix. Fisher College of Business. Subgenus Pyromys
Short lifespan. School of Journalism and Communication. Frequent reproduction. College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Nocturnal. College of Biological Sciences. Small and quite fragile (not as easy to handle as a dog or a cat). School of Music. Socially self-sufficient (when in a group of other mice). Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD). Clean (contrary to popular belief). College of the Arts
Inexpensive. Colleges of the Arts and Sciences
The most popular is Carefresh bedding. College of Optometry. A fairly new product in the market is recycled virgin wood pulp, an environmentally-friendly, safe, clean, and efficient product. College of Nursing. Cedar or pine should not be used because it contains harmful oils that can damage any rodent's respiratory system. School of Public Health. Bedding- Usually hardwoods, such as aspen. School of Biomedical Science. Food- Special pelleted and seed-based food is available. School of Allied Medical Professions. Cage- Usually a hamster or gerbil cage, but special mouse cages are now available. College of Medicine and Public Health
Agricultural Technical Institute. Horticulture & Crop Science. College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Austin E. College of Engineering
School of Educational Policy and Leadership. College of Education
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