San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat
this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2025
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"When I'm a small prey mammal and I've evolved to survive the barren rocky landscape by optimizing into a tan egg"
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- Type: Prey
- Class: Mammalia (mammal)
- Habitat: Barren rocky landscape
- Appearance: Similar to a tan egg
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Yeah I was thinking how hard it would be to take a photo of tiny rodents like this. I only ever manage to get a quick glimpse while hiking. They're so skittish!
Totally. I occasionally see a nose in a burrow, but it's gone by the time I pull a camera out.