#pedetes

[all-mammal-creechur]

East African Springhare Pedetes surdaster

A rodent found in Kenya and Tanzania. The East African springhare is nocturnal and spends the day in an extensive system of burrows. It lives in semiarid grassland habitats. The diet is the green parts of plants, roots and other vegetable matter, and occasionally insects.

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[moodbroads]

YALL NEED TO SEE A PEDETES RN THEY ARE LIKE JERBOAS BUT SO MUCH CUTER AND MORE RABBITY IDK HOW TO DISCRIBE THIS WEIRD AHH GOOB BUT I LOVE THEM SM *shoves the pedetes in your face x100* they also known as the springhare cuz kangaroo leg thingi >:D

theres also like no documentaries on them which should be a crime cuz i wanna listen all about them and see how they act T_T

[nekanejimenez]

ñi ñi ñi <3

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[libutron]

Spring Hare - Pedetes capensis

Resembling a tiny kangaroo with long powerful back legs, the Spring Hare is actually neither a kangaroo nor a hare but in fact a rodent. Although with quite uncertain phylogenetic relationships, Pedetes capensis is the only species within the only genus of the family Pedetidae (Rodentia).

Spring hares occur in south of Africa, in arid or semi-arid country areas that have dry, sandy soils for their burrows. The species is nocturnal and emerges from its burrow at night to feed. Whilst feeding, the spring hare may move about like rabbit on all fours but when frightened it jumps toward nearest burrow on its hind legs in series of long leaps.

References: [1] - [2] - [3]

Photo credits: [Top and Bottom: ©Bernard Dupont (CC BY-SA 2.0) | Locality: Kruger NP, South Africa, 2009] - [Middle: ©Roger de la Harpe | Locality: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari, South Africa, 2010]

[thebrainscoop]

Pedetes capensis

I thought I'd dig up some photographs of the South African springhare (Pedetes capensis), which was the skull from Friday's Freak of the Week.  I've never seen something so adorable in my life!  Springhares are large rodents in the family Pedetidae with two species recognized, and are distributed widely across East and South Africa.  Did I mention how cute they are!?

Image sources:  1. at the Omaha Zoo by Lazette Gifford from the Animal Diversity Web 2.  From the Animal Place website    3.  From the Moscow Zoo website