不可思议的小老鼠竟然学会了在4英尺的高的浪上冲浪。
He looks like a drowned rat. But clinging to his very own surfboard, this is simply a pet exploring his wild side.
Tofu, as he is known, and his 14-year-old owner hit the waves twice a week at their local beach in Hawaii.
Along with his fellow rat Fin, Tofu catches waves of up to 4ft and even rides tunnels of water known as 'tubes'.
Surfin' USA: Boomer Hodel with Tofu his incredible surfing rat. The teenager built a surfboard for his rats Tofu and Fin and spent weeks teaching them to hold on until they can now handle full tube waves in Haleiwa, Hawaii
'Running on a wheel isn't enough for Fin and Tofu - they like a more extreme rush,' said owner Boomer Hodel.
'When they first started they were pretty shaky and would fall off quite a lot, but now their balance is so good they fall off less than most human surfers.'
The rats - both one-year-olds - surf for 20 minutes at a time before drying off in the sun.
Each time, they are raring to get back to the water. 'Rats are natural swimmers,' Boomer said. 'And they have a very adventurous spirit.'
Hodel started their training by gently pushing the rats into tiny ripples at the water's edge before moving them on to more advanced waves.
Both the rats can swim and, after some early tumbles, can now perform tricks - often catching tubes in front of stunned onlookers.
Hodel draws big crowds of spectators at his local Laniakea Beach.
Both the rats can swim and after some early tumbles can now perform tricks
He said: 'They love surfing. Fin's favourite trick is a tube ride - where the wave breaks over him and he rides through a tunnel of water.
'Sometimes he falls off his board and I have to take him back to the beach to warm him up with a towel. But he is always raring to get back out there.
'The first time I took the rats down to the beach it was to give them a wash because they were all dirty. But they loved the water so much I had to take them back.'
Hang 10: Hodel started by gently pushing the rats into tiny ripples at the water's edge, then moved on to more advanced waves and taught him to perform tricks like 'tube-riding'
The water-loving rats are even on a special diet to stay in shape.
'It has really boosted their performance,' said Hodel.
'I give them high protein, low carbohydrate foods. Rats are natural swimmers and have a very adventurous spirit.'
He made the 1ft-long surfboards himself with the help of pals Jeremy Martin and Akila Barrnett , both 14.
Ratical: Children watch Fin the incredible surfing rat in action
Hodel got the idea when he snapped his surfboard on a big wave and decided to turn each half into a smaller surfboard using sandpaper and fibreglass.
His incredible pets were caught on camera by Hawaiian photographer Clark Little.
He said: 'I saw these kids walking down the beach with two rats and some tiny surfboards so I went over to see what they were doing.
'I couldn't believe it when the rats started surfing. They was really good, surfing very fast and having a grand old time.
'I thought it was weird at first at first but they both seem to really enjoy it and the rats are good swimmers.
'Rats are survivors. Maybe that's why these ones are so good at extreme sports.'
Wipe-out: Hodel takes his pets surfing for 20 minutes at a time before heading back to the beach to warm up in the sun and dry off with a towel
14岁小主人精心调教出成绩
带着宠物狗去玩冲浪已经不是什么稀奇事，美国年年举办狗狗冲浪大赛，吸引众多狗狗爱好者趋之若鹜。然而近日，冲浪胜地夏威夷海滩上居然出现了两只玩冲浪的小老鼠！
“冲浪食谱”保持体型
据英国《每日邮报》10月18日报道，美国夏威夷14岁少年波默尔·霍戴尔养有两只可爱的小白鼠——“菲恩”和“图福”。经常到海边玩耍的小男孩突发奇想，开始训练两只小白鼠玩冲浪。在波默尔的精心调教下，两个聪明的小家伙从此学会了脚踩冲浪板劈波斩浪，甚至还会大玩难度极高的花式动作——“钻浪管”，令众多“冲浪高手”叹为观止。
波默尔将一块普通冲浪板一切为二，为小老鼠定做了两块30厘米长的迷你冲浪板。波默尔先让它们在风平浪静的岸边“试水”，再逐渐转移到风高浪急的深水区锻炼。
为了让小老鼠保持良好的体型，波默尔还煞有介事地特意配制了高蛋白、低碳水化合物的“冲浪食谱”，据说收到奇效。
花式动作惊煞冲浪高手
现在，波默尔每周带这两只“冲浪鼠小弟”到海滩冲浪两次。如今，小家伙的技艺早已是突飞猛进，即使是在4英尺（约1.2米）高的大浪上“骑行”也不在话下。不过，“菲恩”最得意的绝招还是一种迄今难度最高的花式动作——“钻浪管”。当巨浪卷成一个中空的“浪管”时，它气定神闲地脚踩冲浪板，徐徐穿出这条黑暗的“隧道”。由于该动作需要丰富的经验和控制力，就连众多人类冲浪高手也叹为观止！
主人波默尔自豪地表示：“老鼠是天生的游泳高手，它们具有强烈的冒险精神。”