Objective Proficiency p 24. One Hungry Little Mouse! Extra Reading

The extraordinary scene was captured by photography student Casey Gutteridge at the Santago Rare Leopard Project. The student, who was photographing the leopard for a course project, was astounded by the mouse's behaviour.
He said: 'I have no idea where the mouse came from - he just appeared in the enclosure after the keeper had dropped in the meat for the leopard. He didn't take any notice of the leopard, just went straight over to the meat and started feeding himself.'

'But the leopard was pretty surprised - she bent down and sniffed the mouse and flinched (
made a sudden movement) a bit as if she was scared. In the meantime the mouse just carried on eating as though nothing had happened.

Even a gentle shove does not deter the little creature from getting his fill (as much as you can eat) 'It was amazing, even the keeper who had thrown the meat into the enclosure was shocked - he said he'd never seen anything like it before.'
Project owner Jackie James added: 'It was so funny to see - Sheena batted (hit) the mouse a couple of times to try to get it away from her food.' But the determined little thing took no notice and just carried on.'

Sheena was brought in to the Santago Rare Leopard Project from a UK zoo when she was just four months old. The African Leopard can be found in the continent's forests, grasslands, savannas, and rainforests.

....so the mouse continued to eat the leopard's lunch and  show the leopard who the
boss
was. This story proves that no one can  push you around without your permission.
 




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