Pocket Pets

Links: Flipper Meets Trotter

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Whinny meets finny.

Horse Captured In Viral Video Trotting In The Ocean To Meet Dolphins

The Animal Rescue Site, via Gigi the cat lady

LOOK at it! How could you NOT?

Hamster shows impressive strength, Twitter more focused on its butt

SoraNews24, via Andrew Y.

Typical cat.

Saturday Is For The Cats (18 Pics & Memes)

Pleated Jeans, via Sharon H.

You just wanna cuddle it!

Teddy Bear Kitten Found Dream Home and Blossomed into Happy Cat

Love Meow, via Andrew Y.

Thank-you LEECKS!

Wild Baby Rabbit Doubles in Size Every Day

The Dodo/YouTube, via Murray C.

And finally: Sour Grapes

We’ve secretly replaced the fine grapes this raccoon normally enjoys with confused humiliation. Let’s see what happens. (via Andrew Y.)

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Spin Cycle

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How a tumble in the wheel gets hamsters high

In this excerpt from BBC Earth’s Pets: Wild at Heart, we get a dizzying look at the hamster’s obsession with running and learn that it’s more than just a survival skill, it’s an athletic lifestyle in pursuit of the same “runner’s high” that humans feel.

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X-Ray Tunnel Vision

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How do hamsters do it? Take an inside look

If you’ve ever watched hamsters stuff their cheeks and maneuver through narrow tubes, you may have wondered just how they pull it off. This BBC video uses X-ray vision to reveal how they can turn tight corners, and where all that food goes. (via Dana D.)

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So This Is What It’s Like to Be Tall

Not That Mike The Other Mike15 Comments

I — I had no idea! There are tables and counter tops with things on them! Shiny things! And the view — I can see for feet and feet! You have no idea what it’s like, spending day after day on the ground, imagining what how would feel, and then you experience it for the first time, and it’s just… glorious.

hands hold rat
Maybe… we can look at the shiny things? (Reddit)

It’s good to broaden one’s horizons, Andrew Y.

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