Dinner for three is a photograph by Ruth Jolly which was uploaded on May 23rd, 2013.
Dinner for three
The round-tailed ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus), known as Ardilln cola redonda in Spanish, live in the desert of the Southwestern... more
by Ruth Jolly
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Dinner for three
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Ruth Jolly
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The round-tailed ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus), known as "Ardill"n cola redonda" in Spanish, live in the desert of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. They are called "ground squirrels" because they burrow in loose soil, often under mesquite trees and creosote bushes.The gestation period is 28 days. An average of 5.4 pups are born in each litter.They have a semicolonial social structure, and will alert others of impending danger with a high-pitched alarm call. But they will chase away other ground squirrels who get too close to their own burrow. The males are dominant during the breeding season (January through March). The females dominate during raising of the young (March and April).Here they are feeding on a saguaro bloom in Tempe Arizona
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