'Dog-Kangaroos' Cute and Bambi Become Celebrities in the Philippines

06/26/2009 at 04:00 PM EDT

'Dog-Kangaroos' Cute and Bambi Become Celebrities in the Philippines
ALANAH TORRALBA/EPPA
Hop to it! Meet Cute and Bambi, two pooches who've become celebrities in Quezon City, Philippines. The dogs are known by locals as "dog-kangaroos," thanks to their missing limbs and ability to hop on their hind legs like the marsupials, according to The Los Angeles Times. Owned by street vendor Lope Tulipas, the pups are the talk of the town – and some passersbys have even offered to buy them. But Tulipas, who reportedly earns the equivalent of less than $3 a day, refuses to sell. We can understand why!

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