THE GREAT ESCAPE

Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat. The rodent, after being locked in a tense stare down with its feline foe, narrowly escapes the paws of the predator by scurrying to freedom. The moment was captured by French nutrition student Enora Lebosse in her garden in Brittany, France. The 20-year-old, originally of Saint-Malo, France, says: ‘My pet cat, Bastet, was hot on the heels of a little field mouse…

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