Humans have been turning wild animals into pets for thousands of years ... In the Northern Territory residents can keep species such as spinifex hopping mice without a permit.

For pet and lab mice, running wheels are a common feature, often used to encourage exercise. However, some scientists have argued that mice only run on these wheels because they live in cages and that ...

Scientists from Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands filmed wild mice using an outdoor wheel for three years to analyse their behaviour They found the behaviour is natural even if ...