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Edible dormouse/Polh

Glis glis

Photo by Ursula
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Field Notes

Description:

Small animal (14-19cm long), has long tail, has big eyes, looks like a furry mouse, gray, squeeks quite loud

Habitat:

Likes to dwell in attics, can be found in forests, in mountainy area, are quite common in Slovenia (Dinaric Alps, Alps, submediteran ...)

Notes:

They hibernate;
can be found in Slovenian folklore as devils that dwell;
they made "polhovka"'s out of these creatures (out of their furs)-this is a really warm cover for head;
they still catch them here when it's a season;

this "polh" (slovenian for edible dormouse) was found dead in the middle of road :(

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PublishedNovember 1, 2011

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