Thursday, June 15, 2006

Rockin' Rat


The above rat is a Laotian rock rat. It was thought to have been extinct for the last 11 million years. This lovely specimen waddles like a duck with its hind feet splayed out.

Sounds adorable.

The rodent (it isn't actually a rat) was originally thought to be a new species after biologists examined dead specimens found being sold in meat markets.

Sounds delicious.

4 comments:

Lorna said...

all of those species taste like chicken, you know?

Peter said...

Dang it, beaten to the punch with the chicken line.

Mommy said...

I wonder if you could use the nutria recipe for that thing...
(yuk!!!)

Laurie said...

Lorna - I'll take your word on that.

Peter - That Lorna's fast.

Popeye - That would be one weird zoo.

Jen - I would recommend lots of hot sauce.