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[winkstink]

I Rule the Desert (12"x12") [SOLD]

[naturalsciencesbelgium]

🐭  Jerboas : mysterious desert rodents 🐭

This is a Jerboa. This little mouse-like rodent is found in arid environments, such as the deserts or steppes of eastern Europe, northern Africa and east Asia.  

Jerboas are often described as "miniature kangaroos". Indeed, with their very long legs, short forelimbs and a rat-like tail, these small creatures are quite the surprising sight. #NatureIsTheGreatestShow Thanks to their impressive hind legs, these little animals can hop around at 25 kilometres per hour. When chased, they will employ a zig-zag trajectory to confuse their predator, jumping at a height of up to 1 meter vertically, and as far as 3 meter horizontally.

The Jerboa's powerful tail can be longer than their head and body: a perfect tool to keep their balance when bouncing. Another distinctive feature of the Jerboa is its large black eyes: they are particularly well adapted to a nocturnal lifestyle and give them an excellent night vision. And with the long whiskers, these are of good use when the Jerboa wants to navigate the dark of the night, or the tunnels it lives in. The approximately 33 species of jerboas recorded look fairly similar, but this one particularly stands out thanks to its... well... very large ears! We call them “long-eared Jerboas”. Hopping through the deserts across northern China and southern Mongolia, long-eared Jerboas have one of the largest ear-to-body ratios in the animal kingdom, with ears that can measure up to two-thirds of their bodies. A great way to live up to their name!   This Jerboa's long ears actually act as an "organic" cooling system. As the climate in these regions can vary greatly, going from one extreme to the other. When temperatures rise, the blood moving through the ears allows the heat to dissipate from blood vessels across the skin, keeping this little rodent cool! Fascinating, isn’t it?  

Fun fact, in the wild, Jerboas don't "drink" water. They get the moisture they need by munching on moist leaves, roots that they dig up, or by the insects they eat.

There is still a certain mystery surrounding Jerboas. Their nature of solitary, fearful and shy little animals, added to the remote environment in which they live, makes it very difficult to observe and study them in the wild.

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[funnywildlife]

#MeerkatMonday Cuteness Overload from @tswalu Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa by #wildographydudettr @theafrican_me Be sure to follow her for regular updates and enquire about prints. #Wildography #wildlifephotography #wildlifephotos #kerryleeroberg #cuteness #meerkat #meerkatmanor #desertlife #desertanimals https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCGGekgA3H/?igshid=w7er7161itgv

[addieelisabeth]

Laying in bed (on time of course) and the muse kept prodding me to draw camels 🐪🐫🥰 Aimed to make decisive lines with these. • #camels #camel #animalart #animalartist #sketches #sketch #doodle #nopressuresketch #expeditionart #artistsoninsta #artistsonig #myart #photoshop #drawing #digitaldrawing #creatureart #artist #digitalart #desert #desertanimals https://www.instagram.com/p/B10T0j8AAtZ/?igshid=293lcpa32gwb

[wildwhimsywoolies]

I've been feeling a bit under the weather this week.🤒 I think I might have caught something last weekend. I managed to finish up this Bactrian camel though. Who else like camels?🐫🙋🏻‍♀️ 🌱 The wild Bactrian camel (Camelus ferus) is a Critically Endangered species and is a separate species from the domesticated Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus). They are adapted to living in the harsh conditions of the Gobi Desert and are the only land mammals able to survive on brackish or salty water. Only about 1400 wild Bactrian camels survive today and threats they face include hunting, habitat loss, and competition for resources with introduced livestock. 🌱 This guy will be part of my endangered species shop update. I'm aiming to list them on May 19th, just after Endangered Species Day, and I'll be donating a portion of the sales to @zsledgeofexistence to help support their research and conservation projects that protect Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species like this one. . . . . . #bactriancamel #camels #bactrian #camelidae #edgespecies #endangeredspecies #desertanimals #gobidesert #fibreart #needlefelting #woolsculpture #softsculpture #ooakart #artcollectible #textilearts #fiberartists #animalsculpture #wildlifeart #psimadethis #handmadewithlove❤ #createmakeshare #wildwhimsywoolies https://www.instagram.com/wildwhimsywoolies/p/BxSvQwHAZSV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17uw8a6niukpw

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I usually see a lot of rabbits and toads while block walking, so this cutie definitely surprised me the other night! · · #blockwalking #photography #spider #tarantula #wild #desertanimals #video #tarantulasofinstagram #interesting #turningtexasblue #animals #animalvideo (at Plano, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-TCVnnRUi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10we78c2fl6zw

[derstruwwelkelly]

Chuckwalla mating rituals. Interesting fact: only the males that live on South Mountain have the orange tails

[victoriacooperantiqueprints]

What does a camel say?! Well, actually it's rather terrifying... 'Camelus. The White Tartarian, or Domedary.', was engraved on copper by J. Chapman, for "Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Comprehending, Under One General Alphabetical Arrangement, all the Words and Substance of Every Kind of Dictionary Extant in the English Language" by John Wilkes. It was published by J. Adlard out of London on March 16th, 1799. This print measures 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches. This handsome fellow makes us miss our days of living in Dubai and seeing these beautiful creatures on a regular basis. The attempt at making the camel appear fluffy makes for an interesting perspective; it's very whimsical. 🏜🐫🏜 #camel #camelus #dromedary #camelshump #camels #deserts #desertlife #desertanimals #wildlife #wildlifeprints #natureprints #animals #animalprints #antiqueprints #antique #rareprints #vintageprints #wallart #walldecor #uniqueart #originalprints #collectors #collectables #arthistory #homedecor #interiordecor #gallerywall #designdetails #seetheworld #explore