this post was submitted on 29 Dec 2023
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[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Ok what kind of fatal disease does this adorable mouse have that's causing it to do silly things?

On second thought, I don't actually want to know. Let's just pretend it's having fun :).

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have good news for you. I just looked it up, because I thought the same as you.

It's just playing and/or showboating.

[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 11 points 1 year ago

Phew! Got lucky this time lol

[–] abir_vandergriff@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago

This mouse actually has Silly Little Guy (SLG) syndrome. It's not fatal, but it is lifelong in most mice.

I've had a few pet mice, and some of them just like to have fun doing silly shit like this. I've seen them go really fast in a wheel, then hang on so they whip around on inertia, that guy also had SLG, but lived a full life.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

That's a hamster, not a mouse, and they're basically retarded. I know we're not supposed to use that word anymore, but I really can't think of a better adjective.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

I fully expected this to be one those cleverly looped GIFs, but nope...

[–] cdf12345@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Poor guy doing solo trust falls. He just wants a friend to catch him.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Russian hamsters...

[–] Jourei@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it just me or are almost none the gifs here playing? Same thing in browser and native app on phone.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

It's working for me on connect. Sometimes videos are missing audio, but gifs work well for me