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- ↑ Nicholls, Will (1 February 2020). "An Interview with Sam Rowley – Behind the Scrapping Mice". Nature TTL. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ↑ Desk, Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content. "Fighting mice on subway platform wins photography prize". WFXT.
- ↑ Natural History Museum – Station Squabble
- ↑ TTL, Nature (1 February 2020). "Mind the Scrap! 'Drunk' Mice on Underground Takes Internet by Storm". Nature TTL. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
