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The Mouse is an animal only mentioned in How to Train Your Dragon.
Description[]
The mouse is a small rodent, from the family Muridae, that is spread widely throughout nearly every country. The mouse is found in all corners of the globe, including parts of Antarctica.
The mouse is often easy prey around the world for small mammals, birds and reptiles. Due to this the mouse generally does not live for much longer than a few months in the wild. The mouse though has been known to get up to a few years old when kept as a pet.
Mice can be harmful pests at times, through damaging and eating crops and spreading diseases through their parasites and feces. It's because of the pest problems caused by mice, that domestic cats are thought to have been introduced into common households. The mouse mentioned in he franchise is likely the common House mouse (Mus musculus).
Function[]
Mice are usually seen as a pest however people do keep them as pets, as well as use them for experimentation.
Appearances[]
How to Train Your Dragon[]
Mice are mentioned in the opening of the first film during voice-over narration from Hiccup when he describes Berk.
| “ | The only problems are the pests. You see, most places have mice or mosquitoes. We have... Dragons! | ” |
| — Hiccup |
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