Australia - land of sun, sand and... a few surfing mice? Australian surfing enthusiast Shane Willmott is training three mice by the names of Harry, Chopsticks and Bunsen, to surf small waves on tiny mouse-size surf boards at beaches on Australia's Gold Coast.

The mice are put through some tough training in a bathtub first and then have their fur dyed when it is time to hit the beach.

"Usually if he is surfing big waves, I usually color his hair up. Because he's white, when he gets in the whitewash it's hard to find him," Willmott tells Australian television.

Despite Willmott's training, Harry, Chopsticks and Bunsen - who all live in miniature custom-made villas and own specially made jet skis - are proving no threat to world champion surfer Kelly Slater just yet.