As the "Golden Age of Mice" is ushered in by the ever increasing intelligence of lab rodents, a special empathy is felt between our biological "test pals" and our electronic interfacers. Many of these relationships have blossomed into full blown romances and the emerging legal issues surrounding interspecial marriages have many politicians taking opposing sides. We say: let them do as they will.
[photo via www.coool-stuff.com]
Comments (6)
That's a gerbil, not a mouse.
I vote hamster, not gerbil.
Still looks like a mouse under it though. Cute little guy though.
It's a Campbells Dwarf Russian Hamster as at http://www.hamsterific.com/RussianHamster.cfm
I hope the point was not lost in all the identity confusion. My apologies to the Russian Association of Hamsters and the Mickey Mouse Club.
its a mouse! its a mouse! what the hell! its not a hamster, its not a gerbil (wtf is that anyway) ITS A MOUSE.
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i dont know why this is making me so crazy, it just is.