Folkmanis Pack Rat Hand Puppet
Folkmanis pack rat hand puppet with brown fur, light belly and burlap sack on its back, standing in side view
Folkmanis hand puppet pack rat with brown fur, dark ears, and a burlap sack labelled Pack Rat on its back
Folkmanis Pack Rat hand puppet styled as a small burlap drawstring bag with black PACK RAT lettering, shown at an angle
Folkmanis Pack Rat hand puppet with grey-brown fur and burlap sack standing upright in a scene full of found objects
Folkmanis hand puppet pack rat with brown fur and large ears, presented by a woman on the palm of her hand
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Even if you find the real thing creepy, this roly-poly rat puppet will win you over. With soft fur, expressive eyes and a little twitchy nose and tail, he can be shy or bold, cautious or curious. With his detachable pack he can collect to his heart's content.
The pack rat belongs to the genus Neotoma and lives across the dry west of North America, among rock crevices, cacti and desert scrub. Its furred tail, large ears and soft coat set it well apart from the grey brown rat of city drains. Leaves, seeds, fruit and cactus flesh make up the diet, and almost all the water it needs comes from that food alone. The name comes from the structure it piles up over generations: a nest of twigs, cactus joints, bones, pebbles and anything that glitters. While carrying one item it will often drop it for something better encountered on the way, which earned it the second nickname of trade rat.
Did you know that these nests count among the finest climate archives in North America? The animals' urine cements the hoard into a hard dark mass that survives tens of thousands of years in dry rock shelters. Researchers read from it which plants grew on that exact spot during the last ice age.
| Typ: | hand puppet |
|---|---|
| Playability: | mouth, forlegs |
| Height approx.: | 31 cm |
| Weight approx.: | 177 g |
| Publication year: | July 2009 |
| Care Instructions: | Care and Cleaning Guide |
Even if you find the real thing creepy, this roly-poly rat puppet will win you over. With soft fur, expressive eyes and a little twitchy nose and tail, he can be shy or bold, cautious or curious. With his detachable pack he can collect to his heart's content.
The pack rat belongs to the genus Neotoma and lives across the dry west of North America, among rock crevices, cacti and desert scrub. Its furred tail, large ears and soft coat set it well apart from the grey brown rat of city drains. Leaves, seeds, fruit and cactus flesh make up the diet, and almost all the water it needs comes from that food alone. The name comes from the structure it piles up over generations: a nest of twigs, cactus joints, bones, pebbles and anything that glitters. While carrying one item it will often drop it for something better encountered on the way, which earned it the second nickname of trade rat.
Did you know that these nests count among the finest climate archives in North America? The animals' urine cements the hoard into a hard dark mass that survives tens of thousands of years in dry rock shelters. Researchers read from it which plants grew on that exact spot during the last ice age.
| Typ: | hand puppet |
|---|---|
| Playability: | mouth, forlegs |
| Height approx.: | 31 cm |
| Weight approx.: | 177 g |
| Publication year: | July 2009 |
| Care Instructions: | Care and Cleaning Guide |