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Why I Want A Degu (Or Several)

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Neuroscientists at the Riken Institute in Tokyo, Japan, used degus for research into tool use in animals with good eye-and-paw coordination, in which they spontaneously learned to use a tiny rake to retrieve out-of-reach seeds.
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Tiny rake. Tiny. Rake.

Posted on May. 25th, 2013 at 10:25 am | | Leave secret message | 14 secret messages |

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mountainkiss

Oh brilliant, I've been wondering how to spell that for months.
Posted on May. 25th, 2013 09:51 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

huskyteer

While I'd been thinking the plural of degu was degu, only to be Wikipedia-corrected!
Posted on May. 25th, 2013 02:08 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

schnee

So, they need regular sand baths, and they can use tiny rakes, which they get from Japanese researchers... can't be much longer until we'll see the first tiny zen gardens. :)
Posted on May. 25th, 2013 10:39 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

huskyteer

*dead of cute*
Posted on May. 25th, 2013 02:09 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

redscharlach

Awww. If I give a degu a tiny mop, can we experiment to find out whether it can clean my kitchen floor??
Posted on May. 25th, 2013 01:22 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

huskyteer

Maybe a team of degus would be better. It might be a lifetime project for one.
Posted on May. 25th, 2013 02:09 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

mockduck

I made The Boy do an image search and now the whole family is squeeing.
Posted on May. 25th, 2013 06:57 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

huskyteer

Oh dear, they may not mix well with three cats!
Posted on May. 28th, 2013 06:38 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

ravenskyewalker

Impressive little critters. I wamt to watch one using a tiny rake. :-) (However, they're illegal to keep in California, so I won't be watching one doing the raking very soon.)
Posted on May. 26th, 2013 12:50 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

huskyteer

I've heard of this with ferrets - is it because they might escape and make pests of themselves?
Posted on May. 28th, 2013 06:38 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

ratphooey

TINY RAKE!
Posted on May. 26th, 2013 01:42 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

fuzzytoedcollie

...and, someday, you'll look back upon this post and think...

Degu vu!

:)
Posted on May. 27th, 2013 03:08 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

huskyteer

Oh, I do hope so!
Posted on May. 28th, 2013 06:39 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

huskyteer

I KNOW, RIGHT!?
Posted on May. 28th, 2013 06:38 am (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply