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Hairless Bat or Naked Bulldog Bat (Cheiromeles torquatus), family Molossidae, found in SE Asia

Cloven-feathered Dove (Drepanoptila holosericea), family Columbidae, endemic to New Caledonia

Science, you were so loved.

Like most rats, I adored her from the start. I was so excited to get a rat named Science! She came to me with Bubblegum and Candy, and I'd later learn that this was a reference to Adventure Time.

Science could bite a bit at first, but she became a loving and laid back rat who enjoyed lots of people and other rats. She gained weight after her spay and we worked on healthy eating and using the wheel more. She preferred to walk in the wheel and not run.

Science was able to make friends with nearly any rat, even if I was having trouble introducing them to all the rest. She was eager to meet her new friends, and recent played with baby rats. She was delighted by them much like any old lady

Science's aging started with HLD, then her eyes starting paling and getting strange occlusions, like crystals, in them. Her final issue was a tumor. The tumor, blindness and HLD slowed her down, but she remained happy and content right until this morning.

A barely graphic description, and end of life, under the cut

some pet portraits from june!