Secrets of the scorpion swallower

摘要

Deep in the Sonoran desert a terrifying creature searches for fresh meat - even venomous scorpions are on the menu. Throwing its head back, the animal howls at the moon. This isn't a horror movie but a day in the life of the southern grasshopper mouse {Onychomys torridus, pictured). North America's only carnivorous mouse. It may hold the secret to a new kind of painkiller.