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Female Grey Seals mature at 4-7 years old and can live to 46, and, since the
pregnancy rate is high, perhaps 80-90%, they can give birth to a fair few pups.
They haul ashore to give birth normally on rocky coasts but around the British Isles they
sometimes make use of sandy shores and tidal flats.
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The Harvest Mouse is the only old world mammal to have a truly prehensile tail and is
one of the smallest rodents - a fully grown male weighs in at about 7g (or ¼oz
in old money). To achieve this gargantuan size they climb grass and flower stalks to
eat seeds and small insects.
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Lapwing chicks are looked after by both parents with the male usually guarding whilst
the female does most of the leading and brooding. Four to five weeks after leaving the
nest they are left to their own devices.
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