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California Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus beecheyi

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

no idea what prompted this ground squirrel to bite it's hand.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
SukanyaDatta
Maybe it is trying to get a thorn out...may be just addressing an itch :)
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2014

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