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Cuddly gerbils
Submitted 9 hours ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to science_memes@mander.xyz
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4f9497fb-abea-4954-a49e-7b61287524b3.jpeg
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Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 5 hours ago
I can think of one male friend who prefers handshakes, but the rest, we all hug at each greeting and parting and regularly tell each other we love one another.
We don’t really cuddle all that often though.
SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
Looks like a Rodentdendron.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
Then why is there an odd number of gerbils?
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
Because you are bad at counting. There’s one more at the very end, behind the branch. You can only see a an eye and an ear.
OfficeMonkey@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
Someone had to take the picture!
SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
Pepper couldn’t make the shoot.
FerretyFever0@fedia.io 8 hours ago
Testosterone makes the boys more cuddly? Explains a lot.
0x0@infosec.pub 7 hours ago
Roid rage is mostly a myth when it comes to regular T
FerretyFever0@fedia.io 6 hours ago
I know, just didn't realize it could potentially be the opposite.