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Mysterious mammal caught on film

news.bbc.co.uk — An "extraordinary" desert creature has been caught on camera for what scientists believe is the first time.

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  • maxyRO, on 12/10/2007, -67/+243mouse with TV reception
    • sam10685, on 12/10/2007, -42/+111Easy explanation. Rabbit screwed a mouse.
      • nepawoods, on 12/10/2007, -28/+16Doesn't sound easy to me.
      • Locke2053, on 12/10/2007, -24/+7Probably not possible. But it IS possible that a virus could have transfered DNA from a rabbit to a mouse (or whatever this family is) zygote.

        Humans aren't the only creatures that create GMO. Viruses do it, too--just more randomly.
      • ElGanyan, on 12/11/2007, -8/+4Difficult explanation. How you survived the bury wars with such a hilariously unfunny comment.
    • goeric, on 12/10/2007, -29/+9Does he get HBO?
    • eclipse007, on 12/10/2007, -25/+6Easier explanation. Dr. Mephisto.
    • imacashew, on 12/10/2007, -28/+7Impressive post...not only is it the first, and mildly humorus, but also the only comment on this entire stroy that hasn't been buried
      • crossmr, on 12/10/2007, -21/+3yet a post made 45 minutes ago isn't buried, 30 minutes before you made yours..
    • ubuwalker31, on 12/10/2007, -28/+9It is Muad'Dib! (what is up with the bury party below?)
    • norman619, on 12/10/2007, -27/+8It's Pikachu!
    • sjbdallas, on 12/10/2007, -24/+4"WHAT?!? I can't hear you!"
    • i208khonsu, on 12/10/2007, -34/+19Holy *****! It's Pichu!
      http://pages.prodigy.net/fljustice/hannah_pics/pic ...
    • seanc6610, on 12/10/2007, -25/+5sucks for all the guys under this who are gonna get accounts suspended for the mass burial.
    • matthewaaron, on 12/10/2007, -21/+3I was actually expecting to see a Female...
    • digitalpencil, on 12/11/2007, -19/+3Why are there only a couple of posts in this entire thread that haven't been buried??
    • mortigon, on 12/11/2007, -24/+9Hey, remember that time we went on digg and pushed the thumbs down on everyone that commented?

      that was so cool
    • aoneal417, on 12/11/2007, -9/+1WANT YOUR PENIS TO BE BIGGER THAN THE MOON, THEN CALL NOW FOR THE FIRST EVER HERBAL PENIS ENHANCEMENT CREME THAT MAKES YOUR PENIS BIGGER THAN THE MOON, JUST APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE PENIS

      ***side effects may include mild to extreme death and/or an 11 hour erection, in which case don't consult a doctor as it is too late
  • unitedstatians, on 12/10/2007, -133/+24Raichu is that you, the Pokemon?
    http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/308/5/7/Rai ...
    http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/175/3/6/Rai ...
    http://geocities.com/jabrentot/raichu1.JPG
  • notfaded1, on 12/10/2007, -95/+21The dumbo of the Gerbil family.
  • MonsterChaOS, on 12/10/2007, -114/+735 Diggs and its dead :(
    • goblindegook, on 12/10/2007, -27/+22On BBC's servers? Hardly.
      • ChrisWalkr, on 12/10/2007, -13/+5BBC sometimes slows down/goes unresponsive if there's a massive traffic spike. For instance the 7th of July bombings 2 years ago.
        • wphj, on 12/11/2007, -11/+6Major international story doesn't equate to digg story about a desert gerbil, however cute it is.
    • Aupajo, on 12/10/2007, -15/+4Not yet it isn't. You forget - the BBC is being powered by Perl and static pages! Such a system!
      • MonsterChaOS, on 12/10/2007, -14/+3Haven't been able to see it yet. no idea why
    • JT114881, on 12/10/2007, -11/+4Does this really need to be said anymore?
      Diggs =! Clicks
  • ravamp3, on 12/10/2007, -83/+11W, is that you?
    • Gillfactor, on 12/10/2007, -23/+14I would've gone with Ross Perot myself.
  • skatastrophy, on 12/10/2007, -68/+27They are extremely cute. I would love one as a pet :D
    • MarkCiccone, on 12/10/2007, -18/+7"ENDANGERED."

      Did you not read that?
  • EpidemiK, on 12/10/2007, -67/+21I choose you, Rattata!
  • eklife, on 12/10/2007, -93/+19kinda looks like a mix between manbearpig and hilary clinton
  • daxsymbiont, on 12/10/2007, -65/+7Mrs Mouse and Mr Rabbit..
  • Leodesol, on 12/10/2007, -57/+15Hey, isn't that a Maud'Dib?
    • jsd8cc, on 12/10/2007, -17/+11I guess no one else here has read Dune.
      • skatastrophy, on 12/10/2007, -15/+6It looks like every comment on the article is getting dugg down.
      • lokai, on 12/10/2007, -15/+8I find it difficult to imagine that no one here has read DUNE before. If not, well, then the standard of Geekdom has gotten a bit too low. :(
        • supreme0armor, on 12/10/2007, -14/+3I played the games...

          House of Harkonnen???
        • ezcheezbandit, on 12/11/2007, -9/+2supreme0armor u fail. ***** those crappy games.
      • djnattyp, on 12/10/2007, -16/+4They've read it.
        Or seen one of the movies.
        Or played one the games based on it.
        They just thought your comment sucked.
    • dictum, on 12/10/2007, -15/+6If I wasn't burying everyone I'd have dugg you up.
    • boflaade, on 12/10/2007, -12/+4Ironically, I'm reading Emperor of dune again. Your post would have rang a familiar note none the less. I'm re-reading the whole series again.
    • Herostratus, on 12/10/2007, -12/+4For he is the Kwisatz Haderach!!!
    • platypibri, on 12/11/2007, -8/+5Digging down all the Dune comments? por que?
  • DooM, on 12/10/2007, -56/+6At least this isn't one of those "Rare animal discovered - shot by Chandalier Jenkins in her trailer park" stories.
  • badnewsblair, on 12/10/2007, -68/+22Site require Windows Media of Real Player?

    Real Player still exists?
    • xobecide, on 12/10/2007, -18/+3Rhapsody is a nice player and service.
    • willemmulder, on 12/10/2007, -18/+3wmp streaming still exists?
  • monkeyrun, on 12/10/2007, -63/+11I am sure I saw that in Pokemon before.
  • lnxfi, on 12/10/2007, -75/+4It's a big ear'd rat.Scientists get excited over weird things.
    • nblsavage, on 12/10/2007, -21/+50yeah, and you're a hairless ape....nothing important either.
    • Justizzle, on 12/10/2007, -16/+9Impossible, according to Gallagher (the comedian who smashes watermelons), when God created the world, the essence of Gorilla went up to God and said "I want Hair"
      God said... "It'll cost you brains."

      (side note: yeah, I know "ape" and "gorilla" may not be the same thing, but who cares, how often does one get to make a Gallagher reference?)
      • petebot, on 12/10/2007, -16/+10Q: how often does one get to make a Gallagher reference?
        A: Never. One never gets to make a Gallagher reference. Your watermelons are no good here.
    • sjbdallas, on 12/10/2007, -12/+4Sadly, this creature is born deaf.
  • ikaumeyer, on 12/10/2007, -66/+414Anyone else expecting to see bigfoot or the chupacabra?
    • troy1of2, on 12/10/2007, -27/+6Yep.
    • staxofmax, on 12/10/2007, -25/+5Yeah, big eared rodent... not too mysterious.
    • MadEnvoy, on 12/10/2007, -29/+15Or my mother-in-law.
    • MonarchWastxD, on 12/10/2007, -34/+96Holy crap BURY WARS!
      • benroy, on 12/11/2007, -17/+4No *****...this post is a ghost town.
        • evlpanda, on 12/11/2007, -18/+3I just want to... fit in. (digg me down)
      • starkruzr, on 12/11/2007, -15/+4I'm pretty sure /b/ is raiding Digg. Idiots.
      • elijahalcantara, on 12/11/2007, -9/+3I WILL SURVIVE! :-/
      • Zephik, on 12/11/2007, -7/+2Run! Its the digg apocalypse!
        *prepares to be dugg down by thirteen year olds*
        • Zephik, on 12/11/2007, -6/+1See what I did there? If any of you digg me down, you prove yourselves to be immature thirteen year olds.
          ...not that thats going to make any difference. Since I'm pretty sure the bulk of digg are thirteen year olds...
        • Zephik, on 12/11/2007, -4/+1Screw you guys.
    • InsaneOni, on 12/10/2007, -21/+5Creepy, I just watched the "El Chupacabra" episode of the X-Files last night...
      • InfinitySnatch, on 12/10/2007, -14/+5That's not even a coincidence.
    • Caspercreep, on 12/10/2007, -18/+5Yeah I was really hoping to see something extraordinary, but...*sighs*
    • veins, on 12/10/2007, -19/+4congratulations on being one of the only 2 comments out of 167 that aren't buried
    • quomen, on 12/10/2007, -19/+4No, the monster of Digg Downia has come to haunt this tread.
    • FurtThePirate, on 12/11/2007, -17/+5Or goatse...
    • masterspy7, on 12/11/2007, -16/+4Or rick roll'd
    • stackered, on 12/11/2007, -18/+6I'm afraid to post....
      mommy save me from the evil red thumb
    • Flakor, on 12/11/2007, -15/+4Yeah, but this is still cool.
  • URnotheonly1, on 12/10/2007, -50/+8Maybe some one should give it a feather
    • Treoinmypocket, on 12/10/2007, -16/+7Now, that was clever. Unfortunately, the 12 year old Diggers take their cute , irrelevant rodents VERY SERIOUSLY.
  • ntransit, on 12/10/2007, -54/+12Prince Charles?
  • Smigge87, on 12/10/2007, -50/+10Am I the only person to think that it's the mouse from dune?
    • Herostratus, on 12/10/2007, -11/+3First thing I thought of. I'm going to officially change my name to Jer'Boah.
  • pendrachken, on 12/10/2007, -48/+7Awwww, it's cute. I want one for a pet, it's almost as cute as a chinchilla...
  • EricCiccone, on 12/10/2007, -42/+7Hopefully Bigfoot is next to be found!
  • ajchavar, on 12/10/2007, -42/+8is this really the first time it was caught on camera? i could swear i've seen these on NG or the Discovery channel. . . any zoologists out there know an animal i might be confusing this with?
    • hobbeszero, on 12/10/2007, -15/+6You're probably thinking of a kangaroo rat. These are a bit different, not just in appearance and region, but also in locomotion and behavior.
    • imacashew, on 12/10/2007, -15/+3Your mom?
  • arcadiansky, on 12/10/2007, -40/+10i kinda want to punt it
  • loganhid, on 12/10/2007, -47/+6it's manbearmouse
  • Haiz, on 12/10/2007, -36/+5I want one.

    It has to be pink with sparkles.
  • beargrylls, on 12/10/2007, -35/+9It looks like a kangaroo rat with big ears...
  • CaviMike, on 12/10/2007, -38/+3I hate chihuahuas.
  • Hoogs, on 12/10/2007, -42/+4I WANT ONE.
  • cfdude, on 12/10/2007, -36/+6it's Ling Ling from Drawn Together..
  • kchristenson114, on 12/10/2007, -32/+3Soon to be seen in pet stores across America... (Maybe not that soon)
    • sjbdallas, on 12/10/2007, -12/+4Or our street corner eateries if they're tasty. I would assume you could broil a few of those things on a stick.
  • daxsymbiont, on 12/10/2007, -49/+3"Mysterious mammal caught on film"

    Could it be..









    MURDER!!?

    DADADADA...
    • MarkCiccone, on 12/10/2007, -10/+2Now see that doesn't even make any sense... it may have been better with a story about, oh, I dunno, a missing person or something? Jeez these comments all suck.
  • micahkl, on 12/10/2007, -35/+5I wonder what it tastes like.

    Oh sure, like I'm the only one!
  • markp93, on 12/10/2007, -41/+16that is a Muad'Dib, of course
    • ubuwalker31, on 12/10/2007, -12/+4Why the heck wasmarkp93s comment dugg down? It is clever, funny, and geeky! wtf!
      • Neph, on 12/10/2007, -14/+8Seconded.
        "MUAD'DIB: the adapted kangaroo mouse of Arrakis, a creature associated in the Fremen earth-spirit mythology with a design visible on the planet's second moon. This creature is admired by Fremen for its ability to survive in the open desert.
        - Terminology of the Imperium"
        What's wrong with you people?
    • Herostratus, on 12/10/2007, -12/+5Muad'Dib is a killing word
      • TracerMan, on 12/10/2007, -11/+4That's what I was thinking!
        why do people digg you down?
  • hayseed, on 12/10/2007, -30/+6It's just a Jackalope
  • Frei, on 12/10/2007, -32/+7Soon to be sold and exploited to middle class westerners.
  • etsa, on 12/10/2007, -34/+4on word..
    "EARS"
    love the cuteness value!!! dugg.
  • veeracs, on 12/10/2007, -35/+2Kangaroo made out with a rat
  • FeartheKnighted, on 12/10/2007, -35/+6WTF is our commander in chief doing in the desert in the middle of the night?
  • llamagorama, on 12/10/2007, -33/+3Its the elusive Bigear
  • empraptor, on 12/10/2007, -35/+9Muad'dib exists!
  • CheeseburgerBro, on 12/10/2007, -39/+4Dear Digg,

    That's obviously a Sasquatch.

    Love,
    Cheeseburger Brown
    http://cheeseburgerbrown.com
  • leprix, on 12/10/2007, -29/+13http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNFF-VxQjsI
    • MasteRR, on 12/10/2007, -13/+7Thank you. BBC player doesn't work in Linux.
    • InfiniteNothing, on 12/10/2007, -11/+5Thanks. Stupid bury war
  • InuX, on 12/10/2007, -33/+4Hopefully it dosen't fly away with those ears.
  • protogenxl, on 12/10/2007, -33/+6This would look great next to the 10 point Jackalope mounted on my wall.
  • Obsidian743, on 12/10/2007, -31/+6Meh. Nothing "extraordinary" about it.
  • iRoy, on 12/10/2007, -32/+5Awww... I was expecting Manbearpig.
  • raniya, on 12/10/2007, -35/+5That was dissapointing.....
  • TrogdorSmash24, on 12/10/2007, -35/+5wamp rat?
  • GreatSunJester, on 12/10/2007, -35/+8Watched the video and all I could think of was if Paul Atriedes had seen one of these and ended up being called "Jerboa" instead of "Muad'dib" Then my mind went on to the "Redneckyin" who would have been fanatical followers..... then I really thought I need to cut back on the spice...err..... caffeine....
  • loganhid, on 12/10/2007, -45/+11digg down
  • JJCDAD, on 12/10/2007, -59/+31What's up with all comments getting dugg down today?
    • daxsymbiont, on 12/10/2007, -24/+7desperate housewives.
    • Torpov, on 12/10/2007, -21/+16Looks like some people have a case of the mondays.
    • brstilson, on 12/10/2007, -22/+7They're all lame.
    • crushfan, on 12/10/2007, -23/+4IT'S TEH BuRY WARS!
    • eatasandwich, on 12/10/2007, -15/+3It's Oscar Wilde and his intelligent ever-original wit-drenched irony, back from the dead for one last jibe.

      Either that or it's just some folks who could have done something worthwhile with their energy, but decided to waste it and amuse nobody but themselves for 2 minutes.
    • ertz, on 12/11/2007, -14/+2probably no one had something smart to say... just like me
    • csgecko, on 12/11/2007, -14/+9Because Digg is failing.
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