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life-on-our-planet · 1 month

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The Patagonian mara is a large rodent, resembling a large jackrabbit and most closely related to capybaras and guinea pigs. They're monogamous until one partner dies, but generally breeding happens in large communal dens where care of young is occasionally shared. ©

#patagonian mara #patagonia #argentina #grasslands #zoo footage #(i'm tagging where the animal lives rather than where the zoo is? the zoo is in france tho ^^')#mammalia #rodentia #request

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snototter · 7 months

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A Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) and its pup in Dierenpark Hoenderdaell, the Netherlands

by safi kok

#patagonian mara #mara #rodents #dolichotis patagonum #dolichotis #caviidae #rodentia #mammalia #chordata #captive animal #dierenpark hoenderdaell

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uncharismatic-fauna · 2 months

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

For the Palestine mole rat, which lives almost entirely underground, finding other members of their species. Fortunately, this species has a special way of attracting potential mates: when the breeding season starts, males and females drum their heads against the roof of their tunnels. This sends vibrations through the ground that lets other mole rats know exactly where they are.

(Image: A Palestine mole rat (Nannospalax ehrenbergi) by Zuhair Amr et al.)

If you send me proof that you’ve made a donation to UNRWA or another organization benefiting Palestinians, I’ll make art of any animal of your choosing.

Remember, the donation can be in any amount-- every dollar counts!

#palestine mole rat #free palestine #Rodentia #Spalacidae #small-bodied mole rats #spalacids #mole rats #rodents #mammals #uncharismatic facts

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feather-bone · 1 year

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Grey squirrel! Fun little guys, they’re everywhere around here and are very cool to watch.

[ID: an illustration of a grey squirrel building a nest in the crook of a tree with orange oak leaves.it has some leaves in its mouth. End.]

#squirrel #rodents #rodentia #squirrels #grey squirrel #animals #daily creature

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internetdruid · 6 months

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🥚may i have a strange little mammal of some sort?

Oh, sure

The maned rat!

(Lophiomys imhausi)

The only known mammal to date, at least that we know of, that co-opts toxins from a plant to make itself venomous. The maned rat chews on the bark from Acokanthera schimperi trees, mixes it with its saliva and coats itself in the toxins, just a few milligrams is deadly enough to kill a human.

#ask #rodentia #but. it purrs like a cat #much to consider

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counterintuitivecomics · 5 months

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sleeping squirrel studies from my watercolor sketchbook 🤎🐿💤 I used terra cotta pencil, a dark brown water-soluble pencil, and a watercolor kit. Image in the link goes to a patreon post more info and more squirrels....click if u dare

#studies #watercolor #watercolour #squirrel #grey squirrel #gray squirrel #Sciuridae #rodentia #sketchbook

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reanimateobjects · 5 months

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#Clethrionomys glareolus #Cricetidae #Rodentia #Mammalia #Chordata #gif #sleeping

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alcnfr · 9 days

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Some video today from The Republic of Rodentia, conveniently located in the woodpile out back...

#nature #my photography #feedlot #mice #rodentia #nature photography #mouse #wildlife photography #peanut #backyard nature

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shopcat · 3 months

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love how universal CHOMPS is

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wild-e-eep · 9 months

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Young field voles can move quite far in 1/80th of a second.

#Microtus #vole #short tailed vole #wildlife photography #Argyll #UK #Rodentia

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birdblues · 4 months

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European Hamster

#european hamster #hamster #Cricetus cricetus #Rodentia #Cricetidae #Cricetinae #Cricetus #upl

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life-on-our-planet · 3 months

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Finding the Notoriously Shy Dormouse

#dormouse #forest #isle of wight #mammalia #rodentia

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snototter · 9 months

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A bank vole (Myodes glareolus) in Gothenberg, Sweden

by Hanna Knutsson

#bank vole #voles #rodents #myodes glareolus #myodes #Cricetidae #rodentia #mammalia #chordata #wildlife: sweden #wildlife: europe

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uncharismatic-fauna · 7 days

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Although adult crested porcupines aren't anything to mess with, they don't start out that way! Baby porcupines, also known as porcupettes, are born with soft quills. These quills harden over the next several hours, and by the time they're a day old each porcupette is well equipped to defend themself against predators-- though they won't venture out of their den for another week or so.

Image: A mother cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) along with her two porcupettes, by the London Zoo)

#crested porcupines #Rodentia #Hystricidae #old world porcupines #porcupines #rodents #mammals #uncharismatic facts

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feather-bone · 5 months

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The common house mouse can fit through a hole as small as a dime and can jump up to 18ft high!

[ID: an illustration of a brown mouse eating a strawberry on a green background. It is surrounded by seeds, leaves, grains, and berries. End.]

#mouse #mice #rodents #rodentia #house mouse

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internetdruid · 4 months

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Red Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) riding a Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) x.

#reptilia #rodentia

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