Horny VIKING MICE raped and pillaged Euro pipsqueaks

Horny VIKING MICE raped and pillaged Euro pipsqueaks

Virile Norse mice rampaged through Scotland, Ireland and Iceland impregnating locals and mixing their Viking mouse genes in the native rodent populations, according to research published by the BMC Evolutionary Biology journal.

Boffins found that the spread of a particular Norwegian mouse gene in northern Europe "remarkably" mirrored the spread of human genes by Viking marauders. The Vikings brought animals including horses and sheep on their long boats, and the sexually active house mice must have crept onboard too.

The team, led by Eleanor Jones of Uppsala University in Sweden, pored over ancient mouse DNA samples from the 10th and 12th century, comparing them to genetic samples from mice today. The research found that "in the North Atlantic region, human settlement history over a thousand years is reflected remarkably by the mtDNA phylogeny of house mice".

Come along!
Sing a song!
Enjoy our rapery!
VIKING!
MOUSE!

Come along!
Sing a song!
Enjoy our rapery!
VIKING!
MOUSE!

It's a good thing they have Viking Kitties over at TOS.

It's a good thing they have Viking Kitties over at TOS.

Yeah but they're down to eating their own now.

It's a good thing they have Viking Kitties over at TOS.

Yeah but they're down to eating their own now.

In such cases it always helps to wonder whether it is just as it should be. Besides, we are not immune, either.

It's a good thing they have Viking Kitties over at TOS.

Yeah but they're down to eating their own now.

In such cases it always helps to wonder whether it is just as it should be. Besides, we are not immune, either.

Sadly true over this last month or so.