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Summit living isn’t a problem for this tiny mouse

Researchers say the mice boost metabolism and shivering muscles to stay warm, while genetic clues point to detoxification ability in both highland and lowland animals.

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A boost to heat production and drawing in more oxygen may help Andean leaf-eared mice thrive at altitude.

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The Andean long-eared mouse, the mammal that holds the key to surviving at altitudes of more than 22,000 feet

A study examines the genetic and metabolic mechanisms that allow the South American rodent to live on the summit of the world’s second-highest active volcano

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Tiny But Mighty: How A Species Of Mouse Can Survive At Higher Altitudes Than Any Other Mammal

This small rodent thrives in conditions that some describe as being similar to those on Mars.

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A Mouse From the Andes Pushes Physical Boundaries

The yellow-eared mouse can live at an altitude of more than 6700 metres in the Andes, which upsets our understanding of physiological limits.

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Summit living isn’t a problem for this tiny mouse

A boost to heat production and drawing in more oxygen may help Andean leaf-eared mice thrive at altitude.

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What Is This "Mouse of the Extreme", Capable of Living at More than 6,700 Meters Above Sea Level?

Six years after discovering it on some of the highest peaks in the world, scientists have just published in the magazine "Science" their discoveries on the "mouse with yellow ears". Its ability to live at very high altitude could even advance human medicine.

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Andean Rodents Survive Freezing Volcanoes by Burning Specialized Body Fats

A mouse that lives higher than any other mammal has evolved unexpected adaptations that allow it to thrive from sea level to Andean summits, researchers report in a new study.

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