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Rat Behaviour Explained

These three cartoons were originally meant to be single-page stand alones, but then I realised that the first two could form part of a series, and it seemed a shame to have the third displayed on its own. Maybe it doesn't fit, or perhaps in the future I will expand on the ideas.

References: The Jerry Springer Show.

Notes for non-rat-owners: Pink-eyed rats tend to sway their heads from side to side to compensate for their poor site/get a better look at things. Although he's not drawn as a pink-eyed rat in the cartoon Dervel, being a champagne in real life, does have pink eyes. Also, the third cartoon relates to the practice of boggling - when a rat is extremely happy or content they might grind their teeth so enthusiastically that the muscle in their mouth, which connects to the muscle behind their eyes, expands and contracts, forcing their eyes to bulge in and out of their heads rapidly. It usually occurs when the rat is very sleepy and content and can be quite disturbing if you don't know what you're looking at!

I like: Smurt's sleepy "Sorry!", which is meant to be more of an expression of surprise rather than a genuine apology for waking Snitch and Dervel.

Artist's Notes: This is the first time I looked into changing the hand-written text, which took up more of my editing time than anything. I was pleased with the results of the text change, but something went a bit wrong with the speech bubbles. Looked fine until I uploaded it!

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Home Handsome Rat Behaviour Explained Smurt and the Drunken Mum Chess Pains Snitch Laureate The Curious Snitch	Rat Behaviour Explained These three cartoons were originally meant to be single-page stand alones, but then I realised that the first two could form part of a series, and it seemed a shame to have the third displayed on its own. Maybe it doesn't fit, or perhaps in the future I will expand on the ideas. References: The Jerry Springer Show. Notes for non-rat-owners: Pink-eyed rats tend to sway their heads from side to side to compensate for their poor site/get a better look at things. Although he's not drawn as a pink-eyed rat in the cartoon Dervel, being a champagne in real life, does have pink eyes. Also, the third cartoon relates to the practice of boggling - when a rat is extremely happy or content they might grind their teeth so enthusiastically that the muscle in their mouth, which connects to the muscle behind their eyes, expands and contracts, forcing their eyes to bulge in and out of their heads rapidly. It usually occurs when the rat is very sleepy and content and can be quite disturbing if you don't know what you're looking at! I like: Smurt's sleepy "Sorry!", which is meant to be more of an expression of surprise rather than a genuine apology for waking Snitch and Dervel. Artist's Notes: This is the first time I looked into changing the hand-written text, which took up more of my editing time than anything. I was pleased with the results of the text change, but something went a bit wrong with the speech bubbles. Looked fine until I uploaded it! Previous Page Next Page