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	Dormouse
		The hazel dormouse, a European mammal, is found from the woods of Sweden in the north to the slopes of the Alps in the south.
		The northern limit of dormouse distribution in Britain at the beginning of this century was stated to be the county boundary between Durham and Northumberland.
		The dormouse produces a neat round hole on one side of the nut but the special characteristic is that the edge of the hole is not corrugated but smoothly chiselled in a circular fashion.
	www.the-piedpiper.co.uk /th1k.htm (2006 words)

	dormouse on Encyclopedia.com
		DORMOUSE [dormouse] name for Old World nocturnal rodents of the family Gliridae.
		Dormice sleep deeply during the day, and European species hibernate for nearly six months of the year; their name is derived from the French dormir, "to sleep." Best known is the common dormouse, or hazelmouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, of Europe and W Asia, which resembles a mouse with a bushy tail.
		The European, or fat, dormouse, Glis glis, is the largest of the family reaching a length of 8 in.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/d1/dormouse.asp (472 words)

	Fat Dormouse - Myoxus glis
		The dormouse is often mistaken for a gray squirrel.
		The dormouse is an omnivore, and feeds on apples, pears, plums, grapes, seeds, berries, nuts, insects, and sometimes birds eggs.
		If the dormouse had no forest to live in, it would probably make a home in an old barn house, or a garage, etc. If that happened the dormouse would become a pest to humans and might become extinct.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /fat_dormouse.htm (589 words)

	Dormouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is from this trait that they got their name, which comes from Anglo-Norman dormeus, which means "sleepy (one)"; the word was later altered by folk etymology to resemble word "mouse".
		The sleepy behaviour of the Dormouse character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland also attests to this trait.
		Currently, the earliest fossil evidence of dormouse species in Europe is placed in the middle Eocene.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dormouse (305 words)

	The Rise of the Dormouse - International Wildlife Magazine - National Wildlife Federation
		With Carroll's help the dormouse has become, as one conservationist phrased it, "an icon of sleepiness." To conserve energy, it sleeps during the winter, sleeps during the day and even sleeps during the summer hours when it is supposed to be awake, if weather conditions or food supply are poor.
		The dormouse is a delicate creature—a fussy eater, reluctant traveler and a discriminating homemaker.
		The dormouse could enjoy the food in the treetops of the sections that were not coppiced and on the forest floor of the coppiced parts—particularly hazelnuts.
	www.nwf.org /internationalwildlife/2001/dormouse.html (1783 words)

	Dormouse
		Dormouse won the first heat, Veteran the second, Squirrel won the third heat, Little John the fourth, with Little John beating Dormouse in the final heat, the others having withdrawn.
		Dormouse, Little John and and Bolton Partner all carried 9 stone with Veteran and Squirrel shouldering 8 stone 7 pounds.
		Dormouse was got by his Lordship's Arabian, his Dam was the little Hartley Mare, who was got by Bartley's Arabian, this beautiful little Horse has won some Matches, and at this time in very high Esteem as a Stallion in Gloucestershire.
	www.bloodlines.net /TB/Bios/Dormouse.htm (425 words)

	The Dormouse Hollow: Conservation
		The Garden dormouse (distribution map 1) has the widest distribution in a variety of habitats ranging both in the sclerophyll and in the deciduous biome, from the sea level up to 1600 m a.s.l.
		In those habitats the Garden dormouse generally lives in the small patches of maquis and ilex wood and in the caves, holes and crevices of the cliffs.
		The Fat dormouse (distribution map 2) is present in the North-eastern ridge of the island, in the Peloritani, Nebrodi and Madonie mountains.
	www.glirarium.org /dormouse/sicily-conservation.html (3251 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Common Dormouse
		The dormouse’s ability to store fat prompted the Romans, among others, to raise it as a game animal.
		The edible dormouse is still eaten in Europe today.
		More insectivorous species adopt a similar diet in the fall, reducing their protein intake to slow metabolism and facilitate the transition to sleep and hibernation.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461516521/Common_Dormouse.html (93 words)

	BBC - Suffolk Nature - Life of Mammals - All About the Hazel Dormouse
		As the dormouse is rare, strictly nocturnal (active at night) and usually forages for food often high in the tree tops or in hazel thickets, rarely coming to the ground, you’re not likely to be lucky enough to see one.
		The dormouse opens the nut by making a small round neat hole on one side and leaves tooth marks on the nut surface but not on the cut edge.
		The main causes of the major decline of the dormouse over the last 100 years are the loss and fragmentation of its woodland habitat and changes in woodland management practices.
	www.bbc.co.uk /suffolk/nature/mammals/door_mice.shtml (768 words)

	Defra, UK - Wildlife and Countryside - Mammal and bird licensing and advice - Edible dormouse (Glis glis)
		The edible dormouse (Glis glis), also known as the fat dormouse, is a native of continental Europe and was introduced to this country in 1902 as part of a wildlife collection at Tring, Hertfordshire.
		At present, the edible dormouse is mainly confined to an area of the Chilterns within a radius of 25 miles from Tring but is slowly expanding its range.
		If a dormouse problem cannot be resolved without resorting to a prohibited method (such as trapping), Defra may issue a licence to permit use of such a method.
	www.defra.gov.uk /wildlife-countryside/vertebrates/glisglis.htm (460 words)

	Fat dormouse - Glis glis: More Information - ARKive
		This is a fairly large dormouse, with a very bushy tail and short, thick silvery grey fur which is white or yellowish-white underneath (3); overall it has a somewhat squirrel-like appearance (2).
		The name 'edible' dormouse arose as the Romans used to eat them as a delicacy (2); the alternative name of 'fat' dormouse refers to the appearance of this species before it goes into hibernation (4).
		The fat dormouse is nocturnal, and lives in groups with related individuals (4).
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/mammals/Glis_glis/more_info.html (719 words)

	About Sugar Gliders
		The African Dormouse is a delightful little animal that is both fun to watch and easy to care for.
		Active during the evening hours, the dormouse is very entertaining to watch with the lights off and a red light on over their cage.
		The eyes on the dormouse are large, fl, and toward the front of the head rather than on the side.
	members.aol.com /hkeane/webdoc4.htm (1222 words)

	1. African Dormouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dormouse also don't have the smells often associated with mice and in this aspect, think Hamster again rather than Mouse.
		the larger is the Edible/Fat Dormouse and the smaller type is the African Dormouse.
		Hazel Dormouse / : is tawny with yellowish tummy.
	www.denelder.com /kritters/01kr.html (1116 words)

	Cheshire Wildlife Trust, Dormouse project
		The common or hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius L. 1758, is a small rodent specialising in living in woodlands.
		It is an excellent climber and capable of leaping from branch to branch or reaching fruit and nuts at the ends of the thinnest twigs.
		The dormouse was once found in woodlands all over England and Wales, but in recent decades it has disappeared from several northern counties and is now only common in the south-west.
	www.wildlifetrust.org.uk /cheshire/proj_dormouse_2.htm (453 words)

	Ladywildlife's Dor Mouse Page
		The dormouse is active by night, and in years gone by it was a common sight scampering along the branches of nut and fruit trees throughout Europe.
		This seasonal overeating is essential to the dormouse’s survival throughout the winter.
		During the nineteenth century the dormouse was kept by children as a pet.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/dormouse.html (747 words)

	The DORMOUSE, or SLEEPER
		THE Dormouse is the least ugly of all the rats.
		The dormouse is always found alone in its hole; and there is considerable difficulty in procuring specimens of them.
		It appears, however, that they are pretty frequent in Italy, and that they exist in northern climates; for Linnaeus mentions them, in his list of Swedish animals.
	faculty.njcu.edu /fmoran/vol4dormouse.htm (385 words)

	Critters Collection: Dormouse
		One look at that irresistible face with the big dark eyes and the ears that move independently, and the initial response is usually one of wonder and astonishment.
		Part of the Old World family, the African dormouse is classified in the order Rodentia and the family Gliridae.
		The species introduced into the pet industry is the common African dormouse, whose distribution is Africa south of the Sahara.
	www.animalnetwork.com /critters/profiles/dormouse (352 words)

	The Dormouse Hollow: Conservation in Britain.
		The native species is the common or hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) This is fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (Schedule 5), and its historic decline in numbers and range have now been recognised and perhaps halted (BRIGHT and MORRIS, 1996a; BRIGHT and MORRIS, 1996b; BRIGHT, MORRIS and MITCHELL-JONES, 1996).
		To the west, the spread of the dormouse seems to be constrained by the open farmland of the Vale of Aylesbury.
		The fat dormouse was introduced to Britain in 1902 by Walter (Lord) Rothschild, who liberated a small number in Tring Park, about 100 km north west of London.
	www.glirarium.org /dormouse/paper-glisreview-morris97.html (5206 words)

	The Dormouse - BPAL Madness!
		For me, the Dormouse is fresh green apples, with the juice of a ripe peach splashed all oved it from one big, messy bite.
		First sniff: The Dormouse is a green, herbal sort of scent that reminds me of a fresher, cleaner version of The Apothecary.
		In the vial, The Dormouse is all peony and green tea -- it reminds me of a perfume I used to have, but I can't tell you what one, because I don't remember.
	www.bpal.org /index.php?showtopic=859 (2439 words)

	dormouse -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The largest, weighing up to 180 grams (6.3 ounces), is the fat, or edible, dormouse (Myoxus glis) of Europe and the Middle East, with a body up to 19 cm (7.5 inches) long and a shorter tail up to 15 cm.
		One of the smallest is the Japanese dormouse of southern Japan (Glirulus japonicus), weighing up to 40 grams and having a body that measures…
		Weighing less than 28 grams (1 ounce), the desert dormouse has a stout rounded body 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 inches) long and a slightly shorter fine-haired tail of 6 to 8 cm.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9030978 (540 words)

	Dormouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Dormouse is one of Britain's most endangered mammals.
		In the autumn hazelnuts can be a very important source of food as they have to build up their fat reserves as they hibernate overwinter.
		In fact the Dormouse can hibernate for as much as three quarters of a year if the weather is bad.
	www.offwell.freeuk.com /dormouse.htm (427 words)

	Muscardinus avellanarius - Dormouse
		The British dormouse, sometimes called the Hazel Dormouse, is a tiny rodent - head-and-body length 6 to 8.5 cm.
		In Wales, this largely nocturnal creature is mainly confined to the south and it is rare for them to be seen about during the daytime.
		The one in the picture is in the hand of a wildlife warden; however, should you be lucky enough to see a dormouse please do not pick it up.
	www.first-nature.com /mammals/muscardinus_avellanarius.htm (139 words)

	SchoolWorld Endangered Species Project: Edible Dormouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		After five weeks of gestation, the edible dormouse has 3 to 6 naked, blind young, which will grow up very quickly.
		In Slovenia the fur cap made of dormouse fur used to be the traditional cap for men in winter.
		In the countries where the number of dormouse is going down, like in England, they have the Species Recovery Programme.
	www.schoolworld.asn.au /species/dormouse.html (295 words)

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		The hazel dormouse is one of the smallest of all the dormouse species.
		During the day, the dormouse spends its time asleep, and at night searching for food in the treetops.
		The dormouse sleeps through the winter in a nest in the leaf litter.
	www.paigntonzoo.org.uk /animals/detail.asp?id=296 (300 words)

	little stories: estevan the dormouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As a dormouse, it was his duty to sleep as much as possible.
		However, Estevan had an unfortunate disability for a dormouse: he was nap impaired.
		It is not easy for a dormouse -- even a nap-impaired dormouse -- to engage in protracted activity, but he was feeling rather desperate.
	stuttercut.org /stories/dormouse.html (595 words)

	GBN: What the Dormouse Said:
		I have heard pieces of this story for years, but even the first-person tale-tellers tend to dismiss their peace-marching and drug-experimentation as mere footnotes to their storied roles as industry pioneers.
		Dormouse reminds us that the price of freedom is constant vigilance.
		If cyberspace is to remain a home for innovation and free expression, we all need to take inspiration from the counterculture geeks who started this revolution and fight not only to preserve what we have but also to extend the architecture of subversive openness into newer technologies appearing on the horizon.
	www.gbn.com /BookClubSelectionDisplayServlet.srv?si=26222 (805 words)

	Dormouse Design - Stylish Web Design (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dormouse Design is located in Reading, just outside London and offers a stylish, low cost solution to web design.
		We are students at university, and therefore cannot charge premium prices - however, we have all the skills (just take a look at the sample pages) and a lot of time on our hands to give personal attention to your site, and your needs.
		dormouse design is a registered member of the uk web design association
	www.dormousedesign.co.uk (194 words)

	CentralPets.com - Dormouse - African Page (Printer Friendly Version)
		The African Dormouse will entertain you with flips, rope climbing, jumping and leaping, however, they are nocturnal, so expect to hear the fun throughout the night.
		Be sure to use slow movements, as fast ones will scare the African Dormouse, and speak in a gentle voice until you have gained its trust.
		The African Dormouse is virtually odorless, but their bedding should keep any odor from hanging around.
	centralpets.com /php/PrintFriendly.php?AnimalNumber=3462 (916 words)

	PTES: Biodiversity Action Plan: Hazel Dormouse
		The hazel dormouse is Britain's only native dormouse species.
		Other ongoing elements of the dormouse BAP are to encourage suitable land management, improve habitat and increase public awareness with regards to this endangered species.
		PTES and RHUL lead on the NDMP (National Dormouse Monitoring Programme) by collating and inputting the data from 220 sites across the UK.
	www.ptes.org /work/baps/hazel-dormouse.html (363 words)

	What the Dormouse Said - John Markoff - Penguin Group (USA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		While there have been several histories of the personal computer, well-known technology writer John Markoff has created the first ever to spotlight the unique political and cultural forces that gave rise to this revolutionary technology.
		Focusing on the period of 1962 through 1975 in the San Francisco Bay Area, where a heady mix of tech industries, radicalism, and readily available drugs flourished, What the Dormouse Said tells the story of the birth of the personal computer through the people, politics, and protest that defined its unique era.
		Both immensely informative and entertaining, What the Dormouse Said promises to appeal to all readers of technology, especially the bestselling The Soul of a New Machine.
	us.penguingroup.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_0670033820,00.html (159 words)

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