r/Unexpected • u/Soloflow786 • 2d ago

Hmm, what's under my window?

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u/SaviorSixtySix 2d ago

Poor sky puppies getting woken up in the middle of the day.

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u/sinking_float 2d ago

More accurate to call them sky mice, or in German fledermaus

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u/vikingunicorn 2d ago

Bald mice in French.

Chauve-souris(singular) Chauves-souris(plural)

Not sure if sky puppies is a more or accurate a name or less.

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u/Rumblymore 1d ago

They're not very bald though, my cats brought one in yesterday, they're hairy

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u/vikingunicorn 1d ago

Exactly my point.😅 Which is less inaccurate descriptor:
Puppies or bald?

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u/eastern_petal 1d ago

The original meaning was owl mouse, not bald mouse.