Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. New research from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) has shown that there's more to the humble ...

Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. Research has shown that there's more to the humble mouse tail than previously assumed. Using a novel experimental ...

Previously, the role of mice tails in maintaining balance was poorly understood and often overlooked in experiments. "While mice are crucial in neuroscience because of their likeness to us, our ...

The team scanned the tails of newborn spiny mice up to those that were 6 weeks old. Bony plates form first near the base of the tail and then as the mouse ages, grow down the tail to its tip.

The Texas deer mouse may be distinguished from Lacey’s white-ankled deer mouse by the former’s larger feet, ears, and bi-colored, terminally tufted tail. But the ankles of Lacey’s deer mouse ...

Researchers just discovered that the spiny mouse was concealing bony plates beneath the skin over its tail. By Asher Elbein At first it looks like a slightly more hairy rodent. But the spiny mouse ...

CT scans revealed a layer of bony scales, or osteoderms, hidden beneath the skin of the tails in spiny mice. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

However, a study published May 24 in the journal iScience, shows that African spiny mice actually produce the same spiny structures beneath the skin of their tails, which has gone largely ...

Gene-edited mice with one clipped copy of the mouse version of TBXT had a range of tail defects. In some, the tail was shortened or missing completely; in others it was kinked or extra-long.

Tufted ground squirrels also have spectacular, club-shaped tails that are 30% larger than their bodies — one of the most voluminous tails among all mammals, relative to body size.

Because of similar body shapes, colorations, ear shapes and tails, these four deer mice can be challenging to identify but, similar to some types of birds and other animals, a bit of practice and ...