This pictures are like the World's Cutest Animal display. Here is something different.
The mighty Manhattan (AKA Manny), showing off in his prime. If you have a carrot,
he's quite petable, and will be your friend for life.
I wanted to adopt a pair of domestic rats, but animals are forbidden in my apartment block (even though my three neighbours have cats but whatever, I'm not here to complain about landlord's policies).
So instead I got this guy. His name is Pluto (like the not-planet).
It's a bit hard to see on the picture since there's no real reference point, but he's about 28 centimeters / 12 inches in diameter. A nice museum piece