What's the I.Q. of a Chin...Clever Degus may just give us a hint

[addictedtochins]

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Wanted; 6 AK 47 assault rifles w/lots of ammo, 12 tiny little bullet proof vests, and 12 grenades. Can trade hidey house, dust, hammock, chew sticks, cheerios, rose hips.

 

[borzov]

The Chin that Roared

This just from the BBC Newsroom: Three archeologists in the South America have discovered an urn in a grotto in the Andes mountains. The urn contains a series of scrolled manuscripts belonging to a race of rodents living in the high Andes. Pictures on the walls of the cave, presumably the work of this hectic race of rodents, portray them as possessing long bushy tails, kangaroo like hind legs and forelegs that look more like human arms with long fury fingers. They have long faces and snouts that the esteemed archeologists describe as congenitally cute. The manuscripts, similar to the Dead Sea Scrolls, describe these rodents’ ancient life and customs, which mostly involve ritual rolling around in dust, eating endless amount of seeds and nuts, and running at high rates of speed toward no particular destination. The manuscript, which were presumably written by the educated class of these species also seem to clearly contain clues that they are planning on moving into the human community disguised as pets with the sole intent of taking over the world. The plot indicates that their esteemed Grand Chin Pupa (an incarnation of Pope, King, and circus clown) will give a secret command to the scheming rodents at some appropriate date with the aim of taking over the planet in a massive conspiracy. No date is given as to when these furry creatures plan on making their final coup, but words has leaked out that some may become pets of high level government officials with the aim at having access to sensitive government information.
The government has issued a statement saying that in the mean-time the public should not allow these furry creatures to get at or near computers, ATM machines, or financial information such as credit cards or bank accounts.
Please stay tuned for more information as we follow this story very closely.

 

[ann1]

Ive seen my chins reach out very far to grab something near theiir cage so i can totally see them using a tool. Totally. Once when i was making my rounds at treat time i had one of my chins, face smashed against the cage (as far as it could go) with his arm strtched out as far as iy could go to grab my shirt and pull it towards him as if to say "hey dont forget about me" "my turn, my turn" he did that twice before i eventually gave him his. It was cute as heck tho. I know they are smart....

 

[addictedtochins]

:hilarious:

 

[Chinniechantel]

I love it! I actually found an old clothespin in one of the cages yeterday. The only thing left was the small rounder end and a sharp point! I laughed so hard I scared the poor girl who did it. I can just see them with the mouth sized ball in their mouth stabbing me!

 

[MsBrizzle]

I was introduced to chins as being smart creatures