The following headline appeared in an article by John Upton, New York Times, 10/22/11:
"Voracious Mice Scramble Food Chain on California's Farallon Islands"
Voracious: craving or consuming large quantities; avid; exceedingly eager
What do you think the story is about?
The following paragraph is extracted from the article:
"The tiny rodents, whose numbers soar and plummet every year as the seasons change, have thrown the island food web into chaos by chewing plants down to their roots, eating salamanders and insects, attacking chicks and bird eggs and attracting owls that assault nesting birds"
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