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Year of the Rat Celebration
As the Year of the Rat draws near, many residents in Taiwan have been buying pets called "sugar gliders", because it's thought they look like rats.
No doubt with the year of the Rat approaching you'll find many, many sculptures celebrating that event.
As the Year of the Rat draws near, many residents in Taiwan have been buying pets called "sugar gliders", because it's thought they look like rats. They hope the cute, possum-like creatures can bring them good luck in the new year, and the pet shop business is booming.
Responding to the call, the little creature jumps onto its owner. This is a sugar glider. It was given its name by early bushmen in Australia who found they liked sweet things like honey and sugar and because of their ability to glide between trees.
Pet shop assistant, said, "Sugar gliders are active at night and during the day they sleep in a nest made of leaves in tree-hollows. They are very lovely and obedient, and crawl around to play with you."
Porcelain Trays with 'Rat' Greet Year of the Rat
A saleswoman shows a porcelain tray with the image of a stamp portraying rat, which is the first one of 12 symbolic animals chosen to represent 12 years in the Chinese lunar calendar, in Jingdezhen, East China's Jiangxi Province on Friday, January 25, 2008. The tray issued by China Post is to
greet the coming Chinese lunar New Year of the Rat, which falls on Feb. 7 this year.
A photo taken on on Friday, January 25, 2008 shows porcelain trays with the image of a stamp portraying rat, which is the first one of 12 symbolic animals chosen to represent 12 years in the Chinese lunar calendar, in Jingdezhen, East China's Jiangxi Province. The tray issued by China Post is to
greet the coming Chinese lunar New Year of the Rat, which falls on Feb. 7 this year.
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