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Golden Spiny Mouse

Acomys russatus

Description:

Came across this little fellow when we hiking and had stopped to admire the large caper bush that he eating from. We watched him for quite awhile as he climbed inside the caper fruit to get to the seeds. (See Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISRSJFHI...)

Habitat:

rocky area of a coastal desert wadi

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6 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Your welcome....yes, he's a cute one....

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 6 years ago

Thanks! He's a cute one, isn't it?

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Two, very pretty, mouse photos....

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A cute mouse....

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 6 years ago

Thanks, Neil! He was so entertaining to watch as he tried to get all the seeds from the fruit.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 6 years ago

Awesome spotting, and I love the video. He was really getting in there :) Well done, Bernadette.

Bernadette S
Spotted by
Bernadette S

دهب, جنوب سيناء, Egypt

Spotted on Dec 9, 2017
Submitted on Jan 14, 2018

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