Listening to the Desert’s “Werewolf Mouse” Reveals the Complex World of Bioacoustics

01/05/2025 4 min

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Grasshopper mice are fierce, if diminutive, predators, that routinely dine on scorpions, centipedes and other venomous prey. And as they set out on their nightly hunts, they emit a long, piercing cry. It’s been called “a wolf’s howl in miniature.” Listening closely to these desert mice reveals the surprising world of “bioacoustics.”

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