The first time in my life that I meet a dormouse (Glis glis)!! They are so incredibly cute! Just the sweetest little creatures  

In German they are called "Siebenschläfer" which means "seven sleeper" because they hibernate so incredibly long :)

#wildlife #dormouse #cuteanimals #cutenessoverload #nativeanimals #siebenschläfer #sjusovare

@regina_nyckelharpista Nice! A reference to the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Sleepers

Seven Sleepers - Wikipedia

@ossobuffo Probably! I'm not sure if it truly is a reference and a quick online search didn't yield anything useful, but it would make a lot of sense! Dormice really do sleep for 7+ months 😴