Order Rodentia

> African crested porcupette zooming around its habitat under the supervision of porcupine mom ‘Caleefa’ and dad ‘Bristle’.

[via Calgary Zoo]

Ah... my bad!

Another one throwing it all away over a relationship.

I really need this! Thank you!

No crying mousies. 😭

disco the grey and white hooded rat sticking her snoot between the bars of the cage and looking out wistfully

I think disco should be given the power to explode one person with her mind. I think she would make a wise decisiom

Fox squirrel jumping through the snow.

Good morning!
#sqrlpix

Poster submissions for Beavers Across Britain close soon! This is the last chance to share your research. Submissions close on 15th March. Organised by Beaver Trust, supported by Cairngorms National Park and Forestry England 👇

https://tinyurl.com/2rnjcefw

#BeaversAcrossBritain #Mammals

The little native mouse has fur that is yellow-brown to grey-brown above and white underneath. It is the smallest of all Australian native mice with a head and body length of 55–75 mm (2.2–3.0 in) with adults of both sexes being roughly the same in size, weight (6–15 g (0.21–0.53 oz)) and colour. Thisone is standing on twigs and leaf litter. (c) B.G. Thomson

#RodentOfTheDay Delicate Mouse (Pseudomys delicatulus)

"The Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land call this little creature kijbuk. It is found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Papua New G..."

#MouseMonday

Ph/inf: apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-sear...

Princess Pricklepants Presents Stoats as a Measurement – Delightful Details In case you missed it, here is the full comic: We updated the masthead to use “An Artful Web Comic of Delight and Wonder” a while back, but sometimes accidentally use the old one. Whoop…

Princess Pricklepants might be able to help...
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Agreed!

A graphic with the background of Earth. There is a meteor on the upper right. A bubble on the upper left shows a gerbil. Text: An asteroid around the size of 14 million gerbils will pass near Earth today.

New unit of measurement just dropped....

I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.

In a scene from the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode "Subspace Rhapsody," James Kirk is seen on the bridge of the Enterprise, his left hand held out in front of him and his mouth open wide as he sings. Behind him, we see Sesame Street's Big Bird holding a microphone and singing along.

Day 138 of inserting a Muppet into a Star Trek screenshot

#StarTrek #StarTrekSNW
#TheMuppets #SesameStreet

*feels wistful*

Purple crocuses among Dead leaves

In better news, spring might be coming?

I don't think I've ever seen an albino Gray Squirrel before yesterday.

Ohio has many white squirrels, but they're almost all leucistic (still some melanin production, which you can see in their dark eyes). I've got some leucistic squirrels in my backyard park.

But those are some pink eyes!

Fox squirrel poking her head out of a cavity nest on the campus of the University of Michigan. She does not have time for the BS coming from Washington DC.

Some days you can not
Muster energy to leave.
Just not feeling it.
#SquirrelHaiku

Fox Squirrels in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan on February 27th, 2026 #flickr #Squirrels #SquirrelOfTheDay #SquirrelWisdom #Michigan #SquirrelDude #sqrlpix #squirrelsofbluesky
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LOOK AT THIS SQUIRREL! ❤️

My heart! Wonderful photo!

Fox squirrel perched on a tree branch with an almond in her mouth. This squirrel has better ideas about Iran that anyone working for POTUS.

When requesting a
serious pose, nine times out
of ten, this is it.
#SquirrelHaiku

Fox Squirrels in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan on February 27th, 2026 #flickr #Squirrels #SquirrelOfTheDay #SquirrelWisdom #Michigan #SquirrelDude #sqrlpix #squirrelsofbluesky
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Fox squirrel on a tree with an almond shell in her mouth. The squirrel has bald spots where she suffers from mange. Picture from the University of Michigan.

There seems to be a
problem with this almond. It
is missing a nut
#SquirrelHaiku

Fox Squirrels in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan on March 3rd, 2026 #flickr #Squirrels #SquirrelOfTheDay #SquirrelWisdom #Michigan #SquirrelDude #sqrlpix #squirrelsofbluesky
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Fox squirrel standing tall on the pavement of the University of Michigan. While small in size, this squirrel has more brains than the entire US Cabinet.

No one wants to lose
an hour, but these days...it's
kinda a good deal.
#SquirrelHaiku #DaylightSavings

Fox Squirrels in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan on March 4th, 2026 #Squirrels #SquirrelOfTheDay #SquirrelWisdom #Michigan #SquirrelDude #sqrlpix #squirrelsofbluesky
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SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

Little Miss Violet!

#petrat #ratsofbluesky #ratsofbsky #ratposting

Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake
Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke
Thursdaye Ich care not for thee
Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

[dreamye lute arpeggio]

Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye
Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye
No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye
Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

We made it!

Happy Raturday Eve!!!

A new species of Incanomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from the Yungas of Peru
hdl.handle.net/2246/7540

The pebble-mound mouse is very good at its job Look at this sweet tiny mouse, busy at work. That pebble is literally the size of its head, and it’s carrying it in its powerful little maw.

#RodentOfTheDay Western-Pebble Mound Mouse/Ngadji (Pseudomys chapmani)

"Look at this sweet tiny mouse, busy at work. That pebble is literally the size of its head, and it’s carrying it in its powerful little maw."

Ph/Inf: www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatu...

🙂