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Rodent Aficionado
Sometimes posts #RodentOfTheDay
History|Animals|Space|Books|Writing|Star Trek|Fantasy|Roller Coasters|Meteorology|General Nerd
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It's a beautiful day. We just dropped new merch for the first time in a year.
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's a beautiful day. We just dropped new merch for the first time in a year.
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
merl-shop.co.uk
(and, yes: we ship internationally!)
🧵
#RodentOfTheDay Short-Tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla)
"Females are said to dominate males...These animals live in colonies ranging from small, with a few individuals, to large, with a hundred or more."
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chi...
"Females are said to dominate males...These animals live in colonies ranging from small, with a few individuals, to large, with a hundred or more."
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chi...
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Short-Tailed Chinchilla (Chinchilla chinchilla)
"Females are said to dominate males...These animals live in colonies ranging from small, with a few individuals, to large, with a hundred or more."
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chi...
"Females are said to dominate males...These animals live in colonies ranging from small, with a few individuals, to large, with a hundred or more."
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Chi...
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Ever just wake up on the wrong side of the bed and a photographer is standing there with a long lens
(Great Blue Heron)
(Great Blue Heron)
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Ever just wake up on the wrong side of the bed and a photographer is standing there with a long lens
(Great Blue Heron)
(Great Blue Heron)
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Cheez said she hopes something really nice happens to you today
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Cheez said she hopes something really nice happens to you today
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meanwhile papaya is baby
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
meanwhile papaya is baby
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“Moi?"
(American Red Squirrel) 🌿
(American Red Squirrel) 🌿
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Moi?"
(American Red Squirrel) 🌿
(American Red Squirrel) 🌿
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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I'm glad the new squirrel-feeder is working (but the birds seem to like it, too). #photography #squirrel
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I'm glad the new squirrel-feeder is working (but the birds seem to like it, too). #photography #squirrel
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Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Big news! The groundhog is back at my sister's and she gave him a plum
They may look cute but don’t be fooled – watch the gut-wrenching moment a prairie dog defends his pups from being devoured by a bullsnake
BBC footage captures the moment a brave black-tailed prairie dog attempts to drive away a large bullsnake
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
BBC footage captures the moment a brave black-tailed prairie dog attempts to drive away a large bullsnake
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
They may look cute but don’t be fooled – watch the gut-wrenching moment a prairie dog defends his pups from being devoured by a bullsnake | Discover Wildlife
BBC footage captures the moment a brave black-tailed prairie dog attempts to drive away a large bullsnake and save his pups
www.discoverwildlife.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
They may look cute but don’t be fooled – watch the gut-wrenching moment a prairie dog defends his pups from being devoured by a bullsnake
BBC footage captures the moment a brave black-tailed prairie dog attempts to drive away a large bullsnake
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
BBC footage captures the moment a brave black-tailed prairie dog attempts to drive away a large bullsnake
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
What can prairie dogs teach us about wildfire management?
In the battle to manage wildfires, experts often turn to advanced technologies and evolving techniques for help, but could the next breakthrough in fire management be found right under their feet?
news.arizona.edu/news/what-ca...
In the battle to manage wildfires, experts often turn to advanced technologies and evolving techniques for help, but could the next breakthrough in fire management be found right under their feet?
news.arizona.edu/news/what-ca...
What can prairie dogs teach us about wildfire management?
The small mammals eat vegetation, create burrows and clear ground. How do those habits impact the spread of wildfires?
news.arizona.edu
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
What can prairie dogs teach us about wildfire management?
In the battle to manage wildfires, experts often turn to advanced technologies and evolving techniques for help, but could the next breakthrough in fire management be found right under their feet?
news.arizona.edu/news/what-ca...
In the battle to manage wildfires, experts often turn to advanced technologies and evolving techniques for help, but could the next breakthrough in fire management be found right under their feet?
news.arizona.edu/news/what-ca...
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Four new algorithm watercolors! Perfect for neuroscientists, deep thinkers, and zombies #sciart www.etsy.com/shop/artolog...
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Four new algorithm watercolors! Perfect for neuroscientists, deep thinkers, and zombies #sciart www.etsy.com/shop/artolog...
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The one on the right is still available and it's so beautiful 😍
Layered ink paintings with neuron images and half-legible quotes from Hildegard of Bingen artologica.etsy.com
You're not gonna find this at Macy's #sciart
You're not gonna find this at Macy's #sciart
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The one on the right is still available and it's so beautiful 😍
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You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
#RodentOfTheDay Cascade Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus)
"Distribution: Cascade Mountains of Washington state and southwestern British Columbia."
Photos and info: www.mammalsociety.org/cascade-gold...
"Distribution: Cascade Mountains of Washington state and southwestern British Columbia."
Photos and info: www.mammalsociety.org/cascade-gold...
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Cascade Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus saturatus)
"Distribution: Cascade Mountains of Washington state and southwestern British Columbia."
Photos and info: www.mammalsociety.org/cascade-gold...
"Distribution: Cascade Mountains of Washington state and southwestern British Columbia."
Photos and info: www.mammalsociety.org/cascade-gold...
They're auctioning items from "The Dark Crystal"! Most of the items are from "Age of Resistance," but still....
There are so many other amazing Henson items!!
Can I sell a kidney or rob a bank?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAIb...
There are so many other amazing Henson items!!
Can I sell a kidney or rob a bank?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAIb...
For the first time ever, Jim Henson's shop is putting items up for auction
YouTube video by CBS Chicago
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
They're auctioning items from "The Dark Crystal"! Most of the items are from "Age of Resistance," but still....
There are so many other amazing Henson items!!
Can I sell a kidney or rob a bank?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAIb...
There are so many other amazing Henson items!!
Can I sell a kidney or rob a bank?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAIb...
#RodentOfTheDay Indian Bush Rat (Golunda ellioti)
"Head and body length is 12–14 cm. Tail is 9-11. Yellowish brown upperparts are speckled with black and reddish yellow. Ventral surface grayish with a yellowish speckle."
Photo/Info: rajajinationalpark.org/indian-bush-...
"Head and body length is 12–14 cm. Tail is 9-11. Yellowish brown upperparts are speckled with black and reddish yellow. Ventral surface grayish with a yellowish speckle."
Photo/Info: rajajinationalpark.org/indian-bush-...
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#RodentOfTheDay Indian Bush Rat (Golunda ellioti)
"Head and body length is 12–14 cm. Tail is 9-11. Yellowish brown upperparts are speckled with black and reddish yellow. Ventral surface grayish with a yellowish speckle."
Photo/Info: rajajinationalpark.org/indian-bush-...
"Head and body length is 12–14 cm. Tail is 9-11. Yellowish brown upperparts are speckled with black and reddish yellow. Ventral surface grayish with a yellowish speckle."
Photo/Info: rajajinationalpark.org/indian-bush-...
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Just little guys being little guys 💕💕
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Just little guys being little guys 💕💕
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The trail camera footage is in, and we are close to finishing our counts for 2025. While we wait for the final population numbers for the critically endangered Vancouver Island marmot, please enjoy this highlight from the footage we reviewed.
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The trail camera footage is in, and we are close to finishing our counts for 2025. While we wait for the final population numbers for the critically endangered Vancouver Island marmot, please enjoy this highlight from the footage we reviewed.
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you know what i mean?
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
you know what i mean?
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the snowy season is here again! ❄️
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
the snowy season is here again! ❄️