Woodland Jumping Mouse - Wild at Night!

First time on video! Able to jump well over several meters in a single bound, the Woodland Jumping Mouse is an amazing member of the rodent family, rarely, if ever, filmed at night in its natural environment. In the video they can be seen making easy jumps of 5 to 6 feet. They do very little "walking". Nocturnal, this wild and crazy group of jumping mice live at nearly 4000 feet elevation in an Eastern Hemlock grove on the banks of a small stream in the Great Smoky Mountains. There is leftover seed on the ground from daytime feeding of birds. A Flying Squirrel is also in the mix - you will note how the jump of the squirrel is not comparable. The tails of the Woodland Jumping Mice are much longer than their bodies and their rear feet are large. They are more often found in eastern Canada, but populations remain at the higher elevations of the southern Appalachians. More HD videos every week. Please Subscribe at: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... More info at: http://screech-owls.blogspot.com/2013... #MyBackyardBirding