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Meet Darius, The Rat Who Was Taught How To Paint
Rats are becoming popular pets!
We all have unique skills and talents! We should always be proud of them. If you haven’t discovered yours, Darius is challenging you to. Darius, The rat pretty went viral on social media for his unique artistic abilities.
Even though he has passed away, Darius artistic paintings still bring happiness to people across the world.
‘I had him in a weird time of my life when I was trying to figure out who I was a person and also where I should be heading to in life. He was really my light in the darkness’
Amalie Markota Andersen, Darius owner is an animation student and right after training her pet in painting with his feet, Markota revealed it took Darius nothing less than 10 minutes to complete a piece. Interestingly, she has even sold about three to four of his works.
‘I’ve had rats all my life, since when I was around 14-15 years old. I’ve discovered how great they can be as pets. Rats are just starting to get popular as pets. I guess. Right after I had my first rat, I just kept getting a replacement. Normally, rats don’t live very long, they live for about 2-3years, so I have had about 9 of them. Darius is included’ Amalie explained.
She added: ‘I started taking care of Darius in 2017. He was one of the many rats in the litter. All the rats seemed awesome, but Darius was the precious one of all. He was so gentle and kind and I honestly fell in love with him the very moment I set my eye on him.’
Darius photos, however, re-appeared on Twitter at Weekend after it was shared by a privately-owned account. Before this, Amalie had documented Darius’ creation on Tumblr, acknowledging his first painting occurred in January 2018.
