Extreme mice
Three years ago, Shane Willmott surprised the world with his surfer mice. And now this Australian has decided to try something new - he trains his extreme rodents so that they master the art of riding a skateboard. Mr Willmott lives on the Gold Coast in eastern Australia, not far from Brisbane. He even built a mini-skate park for his pets. Fearless mice Harvey and Pedro already know how to overcome obstacles such as ramps, pipes and even a deadly ring of fire!
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1. Shane Willmott has been teaching mice to surf for 30 years, claiming that these rodents are “incredible swimmers.” In the photo: one of Willmott's fearless mice - Harvey.
2. But when autumn comes to Australia and the water temperature drops, he moves to another realm of extreme sports and starts training his pets indoors.
3. “They love it,” says Shane. “Mice are just made for surfing and skateboarding because they have a very low center of gravity.”
4. "If they fall off the board, they immediately climb back up."
5. Back in 2010, Shane Willmott introduced his surf mice to the world on handmade surfboards.”
6. He trained his first mouse 28 years ago when he was still a teenager.
7. “Contrary to popular belief, mice are just incredible swimmers, so if they fall off the board, they swim quietly around until I pick them up.”
8. One of Shane Willmott's extremes.
9. Harvey in the middle of a training day.
10. Photo from 2010: one of Willmott's mice on a handmade surfboard.
Keywords: Mice | Skate | Skateboard | Extreme