Bruno D'Amicis / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) on old-growth Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest tree UNESCO World Heritage Site. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Italy. July 2013

Bruno D'Amicis / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) on old-growth Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest tree, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Italy. July 2013

Sylvain Cordier / Fat dormouse (Myoxus glis) eating fruit of English hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata), Alsace, France

Sylvain Cordier / Edible dormouse (Myoxus glis) hibernating, Alsace, France

Kerstin Hinze / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) drinking milk from a saucer, captive

Kerstin Hinze / Edible dormouse (Glis glis), climbing on maize cobs hanging to dry, captive

Kerstin Hinze / Edible dormouse (Glis glis), climbing on maize cobs hanging to dry, captive

Kerstin Hinze / Edible dormouse (Glis glis), feeding on dried herbs, captive

Kerstin Hinze / Fat / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) feeding on Hazel nut in a Hazel bush, Captive, occurs in Europe, August.

Kerstin Hinze / Fat / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) hanging upside down to reach Hazel nuts, Captive, occurs in Europe, August.

Kerstin Hinze / Fat / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) feeding on Hazel nut, Captive, August.

Kerstin Hinze / Fat / Edible dormouse (Glis glis) feeding, on hazel branch, Captive, occurs in Europe, August.