Pygmy Jeroba

I'm not into rodents at all, BUT this is too cool! :gj:

YouTube - Pygmy Jeroba --smallest mammals in the world ONLY 47 mm to be exact !!!

Oh my goodness! Was that a MATURE one? I can't imagine how teeeeny their babies must be! :O :aww:

I just stumbled across this vid this morning, So far I havent found much info on them. Here is a snip-it I did find.

At only about an inch or two long and weighing in at 0.5 to 0.7 oz (13–19 g) they are possibly the world’s smallest rodent. They’re found in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and parts of China and Kazakhstan.

The species may have retained its unique size and look from the time it separated from a greater rodent family eight million years ago, according to scientists.

Hahaha...! It looks like a cross between a mouse,baby chick, werewolf, and i see a hint of old man.
I want 10!

Lets try this again..
YouTube - Most unusual animal: Pygmy Jerboa

Looks like something out of an animated movie, tooo cute :)

How adorable!

Why are they poking at the poor lil thing?

African Jerboas are the Ball Python's normal prey in the wild. Jerboas are cute, and Pygmies are super-cute! There's a long-eared variety that is adorable too.

Are they available in the states?

I should point out that the name of the animal is misspelled (probably typo) in the Youtube video posting as well as this thread title.

If you research the name spelled properly - Jerboa - you will have more luck finding info :)

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Originally Posted by llovelace

Are they available in the states?

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I'm not really sure on that. I've searched and cant find anything :(

That is pretty amazing! I looked them up, and I like the larger versions of them better. One of them can jump a full meter in one hop! Apparently there are roughly 33 species of Jerboa, and some are herbivores, and others omnivores. They don't DRINK! They get all their moisture from their food! That boggles my mind.

Here's links to some pictures and info I found. I don't own any of this, nor did I do the research, see the animals, or photograph them.

http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Mi.../photo8182.htm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/verpabunny/455665116/

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/animals/jerboa.htm

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...g?t=1244851882

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...071210_ssv.jpg

http://www.whatjamiefound.com/wp-con...oes-jerboa.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaferina/2106613636/

That's about all I found, but I didn't do much more than a cursory search, either.

Hope this helps.

lol they remind me of little wind up toys that hop around on their feet. I want one soooo bad lol