Tony Phelps / Cape cobra (Naja nivea) emerging from a Cape gerbil (Gerbilliscus afra) burrow, hunting and smelling with its tongue, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.
Konstantin Mikhailov / Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) in its natural habitat, the Northern Gobi Desert, Mongolia, August. This species is commonly kept as a pet.
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) in its natural habitat, the Northern Gobi Desert, Mongolia, August. This species is commonly kept as a pet.
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Konstantin Mikhailov / Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) in its natural habitat, the Northern Gobi Desert, Mongolia, August. This species is commonly kept as a pet.
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Jane Burton / Agouti Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) mother with baby, against white background
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Konrad Wothe / Libyan jird (Meriones lybicus) next to vehicle tyre, Libya, Sahara, North Africa, December
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Konrad Wothe / Libyan jird (Meriones lybicus) running, Libya, Sahara, North Africa, December
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ASHISH & SHANTHI CHANDOLA / Indian desert jird / gerbil (Meriones hurrianae) at burrow entrance, Kutch, Gujarat, India, April
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Konrad Wothe / Jird (Meriones sp) resting in shadow of rock, Libya
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Konrad Wothe / Jird (Meriones sp) resting on sand, Libya
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Bernard Castelein / Indian desert gerbil (Meriones hurrianae) feeding, Rajasthan, India