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Revenge_of_the_User t1_jbhgfms wrote

Reply to comment by Sonyguyus in 'Thrilling' success of breeding endangered mouse in captivity, with tiny squeaks heard from nests by Sariel007

...you......you understand that there are more varieties of mouse than just the household pest, right?

And....that these mice fill an ecological niche in their respective environments......right??????

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delegateTHIS t1_jbi6529 wrote

There are plants that only survive natural disasters (fires, droughts etc) because of rodent nests. An abandoned burrow can preserve seeds for a long time.

Mice suck in cities and farms tho.

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Sonyguyus t1_jbhh6st wrote

Nope. They’re all food for something larger and they are invasive no matter what species.

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Smrgling t1_jbhkkqn wrote

Every invasive species is native to somewhere so they can't all be invasive species

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Sonyguyus t1_jbi2zg1 wrote

Yes but who said they didn’t cause a problem in their homeland? Mice all breed fast, eat just about anything, and can invade homes. I see no benefit of one mouse to another type.

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Smrgling t1_jbjqu5r wrote

They generally don't cause problems where they're from because they're kept in check by predators (for example, owls)

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