There’s a new trend taking over social media: little critters scurrying around. From hamsters and hedgehogs to beavers and possums, these creatures are providing an adorable glimpse into their lives, and people can’t get enough. Sure, celebrities may still be the biggest stars, but it’s the little ones who are really stealing the show.
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Capybaras, World’s Friendliest Animal, Friend to Humans, and Famous Everywhere
Capybaras are the world’s largest rodents and they are known for their calm demeanor and friendly nature. Dubbed the World’s Friendliest Animal, these fuzzy oversized rodents are social creatures. Most of their day is spent laying near shallow water and hanging out with other capybaras.
Beaver continues to build dams while in rehab center
If you had to go to rehab, would you take some time off work for it? For this busy lil’ beaver, a stint in rehab didn’t slow him down one bit. Despite being under human care until he recovers enough to be released back into the wild and get back to work, he continues to train.
CubiCubi The Hedgehog Takes Baths Like a Champ but Handle with Care
CubiCubi The Hedgehog is one of the most adorable hedgehogs on the internet. He loves baths and has a growing fan base because of it! But before you go handling him, be sure to read up on how to do so safely as hedgehogs are covered in quills.
Phil E. Chinchilla The Cutest Big Eared Floof That has the Internet Captive
Some things in life don’t need a narrative and we should just enjoy them because they are around. In comes Phil E. Chinchilla, the coolest floof with the tiniest feet.
Van Gogh the Chipmunk and Mona Lisa Are Irresistibly Cute With Their Little Cheeks Packed with Peanuts
A few years ago, Ally Calmusky from Aurora, Ontario in Canada, decided to photography the chipmunks in her mom’s yard and post them on social media. What started out as a cheeky piece of content later became a chipmunk following that includes hundreds of thousands of loyal fans. ” These wild chipmunks live behind my mum’s yard and visit everyday for snacks.
Jill The Squirrel Hurricane Isaac Survivor Now Famous Family Pet
In August 2012, Hurricane Isaac reached Louisiana and the tropical cyclone left a wave of destruction. As people and fur friends huddled down to outlast the barrage of weather, one squirrel found herself in a tough situation. Having fallen out of her nest, a family nearby decided to take her in “temporarily”. 10 years later, the squirrel is named Jill and she has an Instagram account with over 700K followers.
Mr. Goxx, famed crypto investor and hamster, has passed away
Mr. Goxx, also known as Max, is a hamster that quickly rose to fame in the summer of 2021 thanks to his cryptocurrency trading skills. He made headlines in September for his crypto portfolio gaining 24% in one day, which outperformed Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway and the S&P 500.
Tom & Jerry Became Friends in 2021
It’s not everyday you see a cat and mouse get along, and it’s funnier when the cat that was hired to catch a mouse actually befriends the little critter. Here we have Simon, a sweet cat was brought in to chase pets away but instead turns them into house guests. Simon’s owner, Benjamín Sagredo, first heard some strange noises coming from his kitchen in the city of Punta Arenas, Chile. “We didn’t know what it was,” Sagredo told The Dodo. “We had seen Simon playing with something under an armchair once, but we didn’t give it much thought.” Turns out, Simon had been following around an intruder who’d been making these sounds.
Felony Squirrel On The Run – Last Spotted In Alaska
The Alaskan police force has been outsmarted by a donut-loving squirrel. The squirrel brazenly stole a donut from an officer in Anchorage, Alaska – and is still at large. ” Seriously.
Saber-toothed Squirrel & How One Alberta Rancher Saved His Life
This squirrel looked like something straight out of a museum – or an Ice Age movie. Bucky is your average gray tree squirrel with one exception. Before good-samaritan Jannet Lee Talbott got ahold of him, he had massive saber-tooth tusks growing out of his mouth.