A new aww-inspiring obsession is sweeping through Japan these days, threatening to unseat delightfullydoe-eyed kitties and fluffy pups from atop their adorable little thrones. It’s called “hamuketsu” — amashup of the Japanese words for “hamster” and “buttocks”.

一股新的萌宠风潮近日正在席卷日本，它们引起一片怜爱与赞美之声，有望超过星星眼的喵星人和毛茸茸的汪星人，夺取最萌宠物的桂冠。这是一股“仓屁”风潮——由日语中的“仓鼠”和“屁股”两个词组成。

Yes, hamster bottoms are now a thing.

是的，仓鼠屁股现在火了。

So far, two books exclusively featuring pictures of hamster tushes have together sold nearly 40,000 copies in the country known to be on the forefront of cute trends.

到目前为止，在日本这个一向走在萌宠流行趋势前沿的国家里，已经出了两本专门拍摄仓鼠犬齿的特写写真集，发行量达到近4万本。