I wonder if there are hairless gerbils.
Turns out, yes, yes there are.
Also turns out “hairless gerbil” is an euphemism, too. No points for guessing what for.
And to round off this thought, here’s a featherless bird. (What would that be an euphemism for?) Or in the caretaker’s terms, “the sexy bird”. (Means I may have hope in the mating world, too!) And now, Oscar:
That bird is adorable. (If you want to keep thinking that, do not think it looks a little bit like an accessory chihuahua, and do not think what would happen if carrying an oscar around became a fad. Aaargh!)