Deer Mouse (IMAGE)

Harvard University

Deer Mouse

Caption

The color of this deer mouse's (Peromyscus maniculatus) coat allows it to blend into the light soil of the Nebraska Sand Hills and help escape detection by visual predators, such as owls and hawks.

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Emily Kay

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