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What do round tailed ground squirrels and I have in common? We both carry the Plague. #roundtailedgroundsquirrel #desert #phoenix #arizona #idecosupereco (at Phoenix, Arizona)

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Desert bees hoard their precious watery treasure. They got really stingy when I started to lap up water. Greedy jerks! #arizonasonomadesertmuseum #bees #phoenix #arizona #idecosupereco (at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)

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Twin Spotted Rattlesnake, my first wild rattlesnake! That was as close as I was going to get. #twinspottedrattlesnake #mtwrightson #santaritamountains #arizona #herping #idecosupereco (at Mount Wrightson)

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And we have a new contender for the title of World's Most Fidgety Animal, the roadrunner!!! #roadrunner #desertbotanicalgarden #phoenix #arizona #idecosupereco (at Desert Botanical Garden)

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Those thorns though. Those horrid thorns! #desertbotanicalgarden #phoenix #arizona #dryheat #idecosupereco (at Desert Botanical Garden)

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That one in the front is REALLY getting in there! #lion #lionpride #predation #masaimara #familymeal #idecosupereco (at Maasai Mara)

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Boss mallard wasn't allowing any waterfowl competition for his fallen berry patch. There can be only one! #mallardduck #urbanwildlife #highlandparkpgh #pittsburgh #idecosupereco (at Pittsburgh Highland Park Reservoir)

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I ride that deer to work each and every day. In exchange for her services I pay her in whiskey. She is a bad drunk and constantly complains about how Bambi doesn't return her calls. #urbanwildlife #frickenvironmentalcenter #pittsburgh #whitetaildeer #idecosupereco (at Frick Environmental Center)