Jun 7, 2011
Jerboas, aka Kangaroo Rats: Cute or Freaky?
You might be leaning toward calling these creatures cute…
Watch this video and see if it tips your opinion toward freaky. Frenetic little vermin…
(via Flickr’s blog)
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Clearly, “cute” and “freaky” are not mutually exclusive.
I vote freaky
meh, still cute. cute and crazy…
EEE! I think this just took my obsession with domesticated rats to another level. My question is where can I find one for myself? lol
Of course, like any exotic animal, they are probably better admired from a far. That doesn’t mean that one can’t futily dream lol.
Cute or freaky? Who cares, I’m just wondering what they taste like.
(That comment is supposed to be an example of freaky.)
… Pokémon DO exist!
^ this
My dad had one of these when I was really little. We used to let it loose to jump around the garage. Their springy hind legs are so cool.
That’s nothing my three new barn cats couldn’t handle.
My father grew up on a farm near Des Moines, and was often sent out to the barn to kill rats with a pitchfork. To this day, the mere idea of rats gives him the heeby-jeebies. I suspect if he saw this video, he would faint from the intrinsic freakiness.
I’m just imagining what 100 of those would look like all running at each other like that. Yeackkk.
My 6 year old says “Cute! Because it’s like they’re playing with each other.” I say freaky…the more the freakier!
I think these are not cute. They are freaky ick.
Those things do NOT look like they were an act of intelligent design. And yes, if I found those things running around my house at night and nipping at my ankles, it would be my childhood nightmare come true.
10 days after you posted this and I let my children watch it, my 6-year-old has a nightmare that “there were 3 kangaroo rats, but they had bat wings, loose in our van”.
Kangaroo rats with bat wings? Yeah, that would give me nightmares too!
These animals are suffering in a place not big enough for them. Why take them out of nature…? I will never understand human atitudes!!
I think my cat would LOVE them…. :)
We call that one…Muad’dib.
HaaaAAAAA CHA!
Imagine seeing one of those scamper across your living room out of the corner of your eye… It would freak me out! I say, they’re cute as pets – when you expect them to be somewhere – but freaky as pests!
saw the video. yep still cute :D
No no no no no no no.
A worthy T-Rex 2
Man, if these rodents became like a rat infestation in my house, I’d probably keep a few around. I mean, they look like they’d eat bugs, right? I hate bugs, these are adorable and look like they eat them. I want one now. Noooooooooooow!
cute