The food chain leaves little room for friendships in the animal kingdom. It’s a dangerous existence for many creatures, whose options are you either eat or risk being eaten.
However, an adorable harvest mouse named Mr. Jingles clearly hasn’t gotten the message and prefers to live the life of a pacifist. Against all odds, Mr. Jingles has formed a heartwarming friendship with a Labrador retriever that you just have to see to believe.
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One Animal Influencer Who You May Not Have Heard Of (Yet) Is An Adorable Harvest Mouse Named Mr. Jingles.
Mr. Jingles gets his namesake from a magical mouse in The Green Mile . In the film, Mr. Jingles is meant to represent light and hope and serves as a metaphor for how even in the darkest and bleakest of places, these two facets of humanity still find a way to puncture through the darkness and dismay.
In a similar fashion, little Mr. Jingles’ TikTok videos are a breath of fresh air for when you’re feeling down and blue. It’s practically impossible to watch him while he plays with his toys or scurries across a dinner plate to collect crumbs without a smile spreading across your face.
What’s Even More Remarkable About Mr. Jingles Is The Way In Which He Interacts With Other Animals.
Martin Critchlow is the man behind Mr. Jingles’ social media accounts and he claims that the mouse has plenty of animal friends. One of which is a gorgeous-looking Labrador retriever, named Row. You can watch as Mr. Jingles happily scurries across the top of Row’s head before nestling comfortably on the dog’s snout. Incredibly, not only is the mouse not afraid but the dog seems to actually enjoy his company.
Row Isn’t The Only Doggy Pal That Mr. Jingles Has, Either.
Mr. Jingles also enjoys the occasional piggyback ride on his friend Ella’s back. Ella is a patient Pomsky who has developed a strange taste for a pacifier.
Most impressive is that this tiny harvest mouse doesn’t discriminate and has even been known to cuddle up with his cat friend , the mortal enemy of all mice. Their friendship is proof that no creature is born with hate in its heart — not even cats.