Kumanoko, thrilling children everywhere

by Meg on October 1, 2006

With his tiny honk-shus:

Kumanoko_1

hernnnk-sherh. hernk-sherh.

Kumanoko_2

Seattle Roll, nobody does it better…
 

{ 91 comments }

1 Kiri 10.01.06 at 11:55 pm

What is this particular species of cute? Someone must identify!

2 Stacy 10.01.06 at 11:55 pm

Holy crap. SOCUTE.
Fuuuuzzy.

3 Angela 10.01.06 at 11:56 pm

Looks like a very orange hammie to me. I want to get very small and take a little nap with it.

4 doodleb 10.01.06 at 11:56 pm

that’s a lovely…um….yeah, i don’t know what that is. that said, i REALLY like it and want one for my very own.

5 KELLY OAKES SUCKS AS A FRIEND! >:*( 10.01.06 at 11:58 pm

i’m so glad i still have something to rely on! my so called “best friend” has decided not to invite me to meet two celebrites i would kill to meet! she s such a sucky friend. i’m glad i still have cute overload to come to.

6 Angela 10.01.06 at 11:59 pm

Check the Seattle Roll link. More cute photos of hammies.

7 Courtney 10.02.06 at 12:05 am

So freakin’ cute!!!

This made me gasp aloud with the cuteness.

I can never see enough of this little guy.

8 orangepeacock 10.02.06 at 12:06 am

Hey, KOSAAF…you’re harshing my cute.

Anyways…awwwwww! (reaching an octave only dogs can hear)

9 miette 10.02.06 at 12:09 am

the only way this would be cuter is if there were some indication as to how small this little guy really is. . ..

10 Livbert 10.02.06 at 12:14 am

!!!!
What species is this little fuzzball?

11 karisma 10.02.06 at 12:15 am

widdle bitty fuzzzzzinesssss

12 x 10.02.06 at 12:18 am

his fur looks really really soft…it’s standing in little individual spikes. i know people who get that done, and they are not as cute as this little bugger.

13 charlotte 10.02.06 at 12:21 am

syrian hamster

14 Rachel 10.02.06 at 12:26 am

Oh my god … the toes! THE TOES!

15 Mary 10.02.06 at 12:29 am

The hands and the backhands are equally adorable! How rare, and how thrilling!

16 michellemybelle 10.02.06 at 12:31 am

He looks like an orange velour shirt that I had back in the day.

Hammie looks all cozy and sweet.

17 Not That Mike The Other Mike 10.02.06 at 12:48 am
18 jaypo 10.02.06 at 12:56 am

NTMTOM, lol! It’s a tribble dribble.

His little toes-ies aren’t much bigger than the terry towel. Slepping baby, so cute.

19 useta hada kitteh 10.02.06 at 12:58 am

What a cute little funny little thing! What a funny little muzzlepuff (ackshally, the muzzlepuff is nearly as big as the rest of the aminal, so “little” muzzlepuff isn’t exactly accurate.) He’s reminding me of something, but I’m not sure what it is…a seal? It’s more like a seal muzzlepuff than a hammie muzzlepuff, but I dunno, maybe NTMTOM is right and it’s a baby tribble. Whatever it is, it’s sure snuggled down all happy and cozy. Sleep well, little muzzlekins!

20 Paulux 10.02.06 at 1:00 am

Awwwwwwwwwwawwawawawawww

21 Theo 10.02.06 at 1:06 am

Tribbles are spherical toupees. This little dude gots teh PAWZ. And is smooshy.

22 Piggalette 10.02.06 at 1:08 am

Definitely a BOY hammie-kins. Very cute indeed.

23 Pillow 10.02.06 at 1:09 am

Cutest….hamham….evarr *dies*

24 maymee 10.02.06 at 1:10 am

ooOOOooo000oooooOOOOooo

gimmiegimmiegimmie

*grabby hands*

25 Danielle 10.02.06 at 1:31 am
26 Danielle 10.02.06 at 1:33 am

What do I have to do to get one of these guys? Pull a ham-string?

27 Kimby 10.02.06 at 1:47 am

Oh he’s jsut the most adorable thing in the universe!
*wants to poke him in his belly*

The first pic, he’s all “I don’t wanna get up mommy!”

28 Julia 10.02.06 at 1:47 am

GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!! That is so cute that I just lost control of my legs.

29 Jackie from Michigan 10.02.06 at 2:15 am

Awww…he looks like something out of a Beatrix Potter painting. What impressive photography and hammage!

30 Jackie from Michigan 10.02.06 at 2:16 am

Awww…he looks like something out of a Beatrix Potter painting. What impressive photography and hammage!

31 Erin 10.02.06 at 2:39 am

omg!!! tiiiineh babeh feets! so pink!

32 mejezabel 10.02.06 at 2:54 am

He’ such a sweet lil’ hampstwerp!!

In that first photo he looks like an OTTER!!!

33 Laurie C 10.02.06 at 3:10 am

Hey, one of my favorite blogs (Head Nurse) just mentioned my very favorite blog, thusly:
“For more critter fun, there’s Cute Overload. CO is the hottest thing going right now…”

Awwww.

34 AuntieMame 10.02.06 at 3:14 am

“hernnnk-sherh. hernk-sherh.”

I can totally hear that!

And, uh, yeah, I guess he is male…

8^o

35 useta hada kitteh 10.02.06 at 3:25 am

hey, mejezabel, thanks! He DOES look like an otter! That’s what I was trying to think of! (Why couldn’t I think of “otter”? Otters is one of my favoritist of all time!)

36 Aubrey 10.02.06 at 3:27 am

I want to see this hammie
In some flannel wee pa-jammies
The pattern would be cami
There’d be nothing cuter, damme!

37 brownamazon 10.02.06 at 3:35 am

A *Syrian* hamster? Really? I had no idea there was such a thing. (Pinches self to avoid thinking about hamsterrorists…)

38 mitsu 10.02.06 at 3:39 am
39 lauowolf 10.02.06 at 4:20 am

Does something *that* cute get to snore too?

Theo–
I always assumed tribbles had little tinsy paws that they kept tucked in.
Probably near their also tiny mouths, the better to nibble on grain supplies…

KOSAAF–
Sounds as if you need maybe a litter or two of kittens, and some more hammies.
If it’s still bad, try some rabbits, and get back to us.
(Celebrities tend to be an uneven lot anyway.)

40 Julia 10.02.06 at 6:38 am

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

41 Martha in Washington 10.02.06 at 6:39 am

Danielle, Thanks for the link! Love the hammie pics. The one in the Mr. Brady spot (with the wink) is adorable. Never saw a hamster wink before. The towel looks like something from those groovy Brady’s too.

42 ka9q's wife 10.02.06 at 7:17 am

This is my new wall paper.

43 J. Bo 10.02.06 at 8:21 am

What– no earse?

44 dwine 10.02.06 at 8:48 am

is that a tail though?!?

45 bee 10.02.06 at 12:19 pm

i see his tiny tailio, eeeeeee gads people

46 A thinker 10.02.06 at 12:21 pm

Very squishy teeny hammie. Wit curled-up pawzes. Awww.

47 Theo 10.02.06 at 12:53 pm

Heh, J. Bo.
Come on, Kumanoko, move yer bloomin’ earse!

48 Theo 10.02.06 at 12:54 pm

LauoWolf — hmmm. Come to think, I’ve never had the opportunity to dissect one.
>;)

49 Subhangi 10.02.06 at 1:47 pm

EGADS! MARMALADE hammie!!!

…..

(Okay, that isn’t marmalade, that’s bright orange.)

50 Redzilla 10.02.06 at 1:51 pm

Lauowolf, I think you’re right about the tribbles! Like an ultra soft hedgehog, with everything tucked into the middle.

This little hammie, though, love the nose closeup, and he looks super squooshy and comfy. Let’s all go home and go back to bed, ‘kay?

51 Lauri 10.02.06 at 2:35 pm

Isn’t he the most LOVELY color? I am getting my Vit C this morning thru my eyeballs! :)

52 Denita TwoDragons 10.02.06 at 3:08 pm

Oh man, Lauri! If I’d been drinking, I’d be wearing it right now! *ROFL!*

And WOW that hamster is male, ain’t he?! @,@

–TwoDragons

53 skippy 10.02.06 at 3:08 pm

oooohhhh! he looks like he’s exhausted after a bath – all sacked out in the towel.

if you look at his other pics on flickr, it appears that this is the only time of day when the little guy has his mouth shut.

54 Mad_Mike 10.02.06 at 3:11 pm

Awww… I didn’t know Ewoks had a larval stage.

55 Lauri 10.02.06 at 3:12 pm

His other pics are SO cute, too! Hammies are shurtainly picturesque!

And, yeah, D2D, I was wonderin’ the same thing…..hammies are not only picturesque, they are masculine, when they are masculine!

56 zelda 10.02.06 at 3:38 pm

HAMMIES RULE THE WORLD!

57 Sarah Adams 10.02.06 at 3:59 pm

Ack! So cute, but… hammie nads are disturbing!

58 Littlelizard 10.02.06 at 4:09 pm

I hear ya Sarah Adams. Why do they have to be so BIG? Good job hoomans aren’t on a similar scale…balls bigger than your feets? Not attractive.

59 Lizzy 10.02.06 at 4:15 pm

Awwwww, so very very prosh! I wants to snuggles with it, but am afeared I might squishify him. *sad face*

60 Laura 10.02.06 at 4:17 pm

While he/she is adorable and soooo very sleepy-cute, I’m very glad I’m not the only one who had no idea ‘what’ this creature was!

61 Diem 10.02.06 at 4:29 pm

Saw the Flicker pix, boy oh boy all boy!

I love his little crooked mouth in some of the pix!

Huh? My favorite picture. (Check out his Flicker pictures and you’ll see.)

62 Denita TwoDragons 10.02.06 at 5:24 pm

It’s a hamsternuki!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki

–TwoDragons

63 Lauri 10.02.06 at 5:33 pm

I think the hamster nuki was a few days back! :)

64 Denita TwoDragons 10.02.06 at 5:39 pm

Lauri: Ya better be glad I finished my carrot sticks a few seconds earlier, or my monitor would have a nutritional value now!

–TwoDragons

65 Erin 10.02.06 at 5:57 pm

So pink and MUSHY. But what IS it?

66 Aubrey 10.02.06 at 6:02 pm

I like these comments – this is a kinder, gentler thread. I’m pulling for this ham-string to continue.

67 Rhea Harding 10.02.06 at 6:25 pm

oh i’m now addicted to this little guy!

68 Sweet Lady 10.02.06 at 6:36 pm

This deserves a Japanese, “KAWAII!!!”

69 lauowolf 10.02.06 at 6:41 pm

So, is a little Ham-let,
all to sleep, perhaps to dream.

70 gina 10.02.06 at 7:09 pm

ok, this deserves to be rule of cuteness #27: sleeping is cute

71 Diem 10.02.06 at 8:09 pm

Shall it be dubbed the “honk-shu rule”?

I want a hammie to go with my 2 cats & 1 dog. Our newt went over the rainbow bridge a few weeks ago and his tank is now empty just waiting for life to be in it again.

72 Lauri 10.02.06 at 8:37 pm

LOl, Aubrey. I could just achille’s Nuffs who are harshin’ the cute on the other threads.

73 Aubrey 10.02.06 at 8:45 pm

Indeed, Lauri. Hard to deal with these heels.

74 Theo 10.02.06 at 9:09 pm

Ix-nay on the ull-pay, Aub-ray. You wouldn’t want to run afoul of the runners.
(Inn-Fay, are you eading-ray?)

75 Aoife 10.02.06 at 9:37 pm

I’m with you, Diem. These and his Flickr pics make me seriously consider adding a hamster to my 2 cat, 4 fish and 1 bird menagerie. That is oooooone durn cute hammie!

76 Kaye 10.02.06 at 9:46 pm

Doesn’t anyone else notice that this ham is cuddling his.. erm.. manbits? D:

Cute face though.

77 Aubrey 10.02.06 at 9:47 pm

T., it’s Adidas peeps don’t mind risking.

78 Theo 10.02.06 at 9:50 pm

[straining]
[scrunched-up facial expression]
[sigh]
Sorry, I couldn’t scan that. “It’s a deed that peeps don’t mind risking?”

79 MamaDawn 10.02.06 at 9:56 pm

I was waiting for this thread to go the way of the meerkats
http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/6103545

Every he-hammy I’ve ever known was built like that.

80 MamaDawn 10.02.06 at 10:03 pm

Theo… try “a deed us peeps” don’t mind….

81 chacha 10.02.06 at 10:49 pm

cute face but eeks! the other end!

only lady hamsters pleez … at least when shot from this angle

(how does he WALK??)

82 Theo 10.02.06 at 10:51 pm

But… but normally one risks a [verb], not a [noun]… like sneaking a peek or risking a glance, or stealing a cookie… OK, so maybe not so much the last example.

83 Aubrey 10.02.06 at 11:01 pm

T., but if the deed is understood to be fraught with danger, then it is a thing to be risked.

Truthfully, I just couldn’t think of anything that sounded like Reeboks.

However, if teeny tennies could be made for this hammie, they COULD be called Reedonks, I suppose.

84 Theo 10.02.06 at 11:02 pm

Reeboks: chickens that stutter.

85 chet's momma 10.02.06 at 11:22 pm

those are ‘nads???? crikey!

86 Lauri 10.02.06 at 11:45 pm

He can put on his Redonks and run on his wheel…Go nads!

87 Thalia 10.03.06 at 12:06 am

FWIW, the art school I went to had one (count it, ONE) sports team, a hockey team, called, that’s right, “the Nads”.

Naturally enough, the team chant was , “Go NADS!! GO NADS!!”

(Yeah, and they were terrible too—the local cooking school always kicked their asses. Chain-smoking scrawny art students just don’t do well in hockey. But man, I’ve never had more fun at a game. Bunch of kids way in the back cheered and hollered, and brought out a giant very artistically made sign just for the zamboni!)

Though now I hear they’ve added a basketball team—and in the same spirit, that team has been named “the Balls”.

88 Lauri 10.03.06 at 12:43 am

This little hammie is thrilling children AND female hamsters everywhere!

89 Caitlin 10.03.06 at 5:09 am

yeek! Meg- next time blur out the naughty bits, ok? :P

but the rest of him’s adorable! velour indeed. :) I love the squooshy-face.

90 Kim 10.03.06 at 11:07 pm

Hehe…that third pic on Flickr is SOOO cute, like just after little hamkins was woken from his precious deep sleep. He’s all one-eye-squinty and can you say Baroo? in hamster??

91 Kow 10.04.06 at 12:33 am

Is it wrong for me to think the nads are cute too?

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