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Britain's hibernating hazel dormice are getting lighter in spring as temperatures rise, study suggests
- March 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Britain's hazel dormice are getting lighter in spring but fatter in autumn as our climate changes, suggests new research in Scientific Reports. The study, titled "The effects of climate and land cover on hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) body mass over space and time," used 30 years of data on the weight of dormice at different times of year.
Originally published at Phys.org