this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2010
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meangrampa 30 points31 points 6 months ago[-]

That's a chipmunk.

civildefense 16 points17 points 6 months ago[-]

Ground Squirrel

meangrampa 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

Chipmunk is the genus Tamias Related to ground squirrel but they spend some time in trees.

monsterflake -5 points-4 points 6 months ago[-]

rat...

meangrampa 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

They're edible too.

girlprotagonist 5 points6 points 6 months ago[-]

It concerns me when people have difficulties identifying common animals.

OGLothar [S] 2 points3 points 6 months ago[-]

Looks like a some kind of chippie or squirrel to me as well, but this was the caption:

" Father Juan Villa blesses a hamster outside Madrid's San Anton church Jan. 17, 2010. Hundreds of pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. (REUTERS/Susana Vera)

RosieLalala 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

I think that Europe has different animals from North American. Eastern Ontario chipmunks always seem a touch different to me than other chipmunks, for instance.

norapinephrine 1 point2 points 6 months ago[-]

wow, i just remembered that we had a bless your pets day at my church when i was really young.....we brought the cat and guinea pig.

redawn 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

chipmunk?

Rivensteel 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

I totally thought that was a salt shaker. Puts a bit of a different interpretation on the picture.

ayyy 0 points1 point 6 months ago[-]

Aww... poor guy.

JTK89 0 points1 point 5 months ago[-]

Perhaps he's really a chipmonk?