Surfing Mice Hit Australian Waves
POSTED: Monday, August 15, 2005
UPDATED: 7:37 am EDT August 15,
2005
An Australian man has trained three mice to surf small waves on tiny mouse-sized surf board at local beaches, according to Local 6 News.
Shane Wilmott said he merged his love for surfing and pet mice with the activity.
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Wilmot said the long training process to teach the mice to surf started with floating sessions in the bathtub.He has made several mini-surfboards for his mice and said he takes the mice and boards to Gulf Coast beaches when he thinks they are ready for the waves.Wilmott said he has never lost a mouse to drowning, and always makes sure he dries their fur and eyes when they get out of the water, according to the report."Usually if he is surfing big waves, I usually color his hair up," Wilmott said. "Because he's white, when he gets in the white wash it's hard to find him," Wilmott said.Wilmott has also made a custom-sized jet ski, boat and luxury apartments for the mice to relax in after their hard day cresting the waves.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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SLIDESHOW: Surfing Mice IMAGES: More strange images on Local6.com NEW MOST POPULAR: World's Tallest Man Wilmot said the long training process to teach the mice to surf started with floating sessions in the bathtub.He has made several mini-surfboards for his mice and said he takes the mice and boards to Gulf Coast beaches when he thinks they are ready for the waves.Wilmott said he has never lost a mouse to drowning, and always makes sure he dries their fur and eyes when they get out of the water, according to the report."Usually if he is surfing big waves, I usually color his hair up," Wilmott said. "Because he's white, when he gets in the white wash it's hard to find him," Wilmott said.Wilmott has also made a custom-sized jet ski, boat and luxury apartments for the mice to relax in after their hard day cresting the waves.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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