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Golden Spiny Mouse

Acomys russatus

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

Came across this little fellow when we hiking and had stopped to admire the large caper bush that he eating from. We watched him for quite awhile as he climbed inside the caper fruit to get to the seeds. (See Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISRSJFHInjo&feature=youtu.be)

Habitat:

rocky area of a coastal desert wadi

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Comments (6)
Bernadette S
Thanks, Neil! He was so entertaining to watch as he tried to get all the seeds from the fruit.
Neil Ross
Awesome spotting, and I love the video. He was really getting in there :) Well done, Bernadette.

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Biodiversity in Egypt
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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula

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PublishedJanuary 14, 2018

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