Colorata Yanbaru Creatures Ryukyu Long-furred Rat (Diplothrix Legata) Plush

predators are more conflict-averse than prey - a herbivore can get into a territorial dispute, get gored by a horn, and spend the next while weakened but still easily able to regain its strength from grass and tubers or whatever. a hunter that gets scratched by prey it still manages to kill might not be able to get a kill afterwards, and slowly starve. an ambush predator will back down if you stare at it, but a plant-eater will try to kick you to death.

bro looks like he hosts a podcast reviewing deli meats and cheeses

dude im such a shosthead. real shostokovich enjoyer.

Northern Luzon Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)

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humans really went off with building on precipitous rock faces

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Bullfinch mounted mouse barbarian.

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okay, to the average person's credit, prairie dogs and marmots at least share a tribe: Marmotini. this tribe also includes chipmunks and other ground squirrels, including some wacky characters like the distinctly patterned Ictidomys family:

...and Sciurotamias, the rock squirrel* family!! rock on, little dude!!!!

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now groundhogs, as we all know, are marmots (family Marmota), the family which shares its tribe's etymological root.

a prairie dog resembles a marmot (vaguely), but they have their own family!! and it's Cynomys!! Which is derived from Greek for dog mouse. you gotta admit, that thing is pretty dogmouse.

anyways, i'm trying to assess the subspecies of the guy from the meme. it's not the White-Tailed Prairie Dog, who has a nifty dark coloration on its face and stuff.

my guess would be... Black-Tailed? idk, someone smart and observant help. ok bye

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(*not to be confused with the rock rats... they are entirely different guys)

just saw this clip and i think itd make a funny reaction image what do u think... does it have potential