these cute little alien looking
creatures are called Jerboa sort of
like gerbil but different they look
somewhat like miniature kangaroos as
they have many similarities both have
long hind legs very short forelegs and
long tails chew boas move around their
environment the same way a kangaroo does
which is by hopping they also use their
tail to balance when hopping and as a
prop when sitting upright just like a
kangaroo here are some interesting facts
about the desert rodent
they are hopping rodents which mainly
live in the hot deserts found throughout
northern Africa and East Asia to
northern China do boas don't drink water
they get all the moisture from their
food mostly plants and insects
when chased jerboas can hop away at up
to 16 miles per hour they have a very
erratic locomotion adopting a zigzag
trajectory and can jump several feet
both vertically and horizontally even
though they're usually about the size of
your fist they're also nocturnal which
is why they have big eyes during the day
they live in underground burrows there
are about thirty one species of jerboa
including pygmy jerboa x' yes they
actually get smaller and of course some
deboers have short ears and others have
long ears like a rabbit the most oddly
proportioned family member is the
long-eared jerboa first caught on film
in the wild in 2007 with ears that are
two-thirds as long as its body the
animal has one of the largest ear to
body ratios in the animal kingdom you
might be asking why the long ears well
one of the main reasons is as the blood
moves throughout the years the heat
easily dissipates from the blood vessels
across the skin helping them keep cooled
in the desert environments
most species of Jabara have excellent
hearing that they usually use to avoid
becoming the prey of nocturnal predators
the typical life span of a Jabar is
about 6 years now I know what you're
thinking
I want one as a pet help why not if they
are eroded
they probably breed like rabbits
therefore enough for everyone but don't
go thinking you can have one of these as
a pet
they have been barred from entering the
United States since 2003 since they were
associated with monkey pox the monkey
pox virus causes a disease that is
similar to smallpox but with a milder
rash in a lower death rate can you say
cute but deadly
anyway that's the end of this video
thanks for watching and we'll see you
next time bye-bye