I Love Lucie
An exhibit honoring Lucie Sutton
Lucie Sutton: January 24, 1992 - May 3, 1996
Lucie Sutton was born on January 24, 1996, and raised by a foster mother, another gerbil named Gerbie. Gerbie was usually an aggressive gerbil, but she took to Lucie very kindly, as seen in this picture. The little gerbil in the picture is Lucie at 6 weeks old, the other gerbil is Gerbie.
This is Lucie as an adult gerbil, and is the Mona Lisa of Lucie pictures, being the most famous. Lucie died of a heart attack on May 3, 1996. She was a friendly gerbil, loved all and loved by all. Click here to visit Lucie's memorial or click here to put a flower on Lucie's grave.
Rats on the Run
Friendly Pet Rats
I got this cute rat from the Rat Site.
No, rats aren't gerbils, but they are very closely related. Rats are about 5 inches longer and weigh twice as much. Gerbils also have fuzzy, tufted tails somewhat like that of squirrels. But you've got to admit, although rats have a horrible reputation, they are extremely cute.
Daylight Robbers
Squirrels and kangaroo rats are the closest relatives of gerbils. Squirrels are often called daylight robbers because they are well known to steal birdseed from bird feeders. The solution: In the late 1980's, squirrel-proof bird feeders were developed to keep squirrels off bird feeders. They involved tipping bars, access from only directly above, which even flying squirrels can't get to, and other squirrel-proof methods. Pictured here is an Eastern Grey Squirrel, the typical squirrel that most people picture in their minds when asked to think of squirrels. If you are aquainted with gerbils, can you see how similar they are?
Here's a squirrel (yes, it's real) doing typical squirrel activity -- stealing stuff from a bird feeder.
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