California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), Pinnacles National Park, 2014.
Summary
A mother ground squirrel will chew on a shed rattlesnake skin and lick all over herself and her pups to disguise their scents and deter potential predators. NOTE: Formerly placed in Spermophilus (as Spermophilus beecheyi) it was reclassified in Otospermophilus in 2009.
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Tags
california ground squirrel
squirrel
otospermophilus beecheyi
ground squirrel
mammal
wild
wildlife
burrow
hibernate
pinnacles national park
mother ground squirrel
spermophilus beecheyi
rattlesnake skin
spermophilus
national parks gallery
high resolution
california
Date
2014
Source
National Parks Gallery
Link
Copyright info
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