Sunday, June 29, 2008

Wonders of the Animal Kingdom #1: The Long-Eared Jerboa


Very little is known about this rodent from Mongolia. Like all jerboas, it has huge hindlegs for jumping, but it is distinguished from other jerboa species by its enormous ears. Check out the video to see it in action.


9 comments:

Unknown said...

B"H

Welcome to the blog world!!

I am so happy to see your stuff up, and I have recommended you in a blog entry of my own: http://israeljewishnews.blogspot.com/2008/06/zoo-rabbi-rabbi-slifkin-has-new-blog.html

Thanks for the great work you do!

Michelle

Bruce said...

Exceedingly cute little thing, particularly the video.
Thankx,
Bruce
www.BrucesMidEastSoundbites.Blogspot.com

Unknown said...

does i thave the din of a sheretz?

Natan Slifkin said...

Moshe - undoubtedly. A more interesting question arises with, say, an echidna, or even a kiwi. But that's a subject for another post.

Anonymous said...

congrats on ur blog!
but..
u never responded to my last email!

ariel
nebach.blogspot.com
glunker@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Why is it sheretz?

Anonymous said...

Isn't that Pikachu?

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/brainiac/pikachu.gif

Mindy Schaper said...

Looks like a mouse, jumps like a kangaroo.

Cute cute cute!

Trying to Fix the World said...

Interesting...

-Gavi