Deb Rebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>>>>According to the photo I identify it as a rat...
>>>
>>>I agree, some type of desert dwelling rat.
>>>
>>>Deb
>>>Rebel's Rodent Ranch
>>
>>
>>What do you mean by "rat"?
>
>
>Kangaroo rat, bush rat....a desert dwelling rodent creature. I
>have not seen it's like in the flesh....I am going to copy the url
>down and I have to visit the local zoo (Cheyenne Mountain
>Zoo) this week [getting permission to and collecting some
>shed feathers from endangered species for a commission.
>It is legal to possess them IF I have the zoo fill out paperwork
>and it's sworn that the feathers were shed from zoo specimens
>as a natural course....and I transfer ownership to the Native
>American that commissioned the work after I complete it. Sigh.]
>
>>It looks nothing like any rat I know. it is more mouse like. If the ears
>>were bigger I would be looking for spines on the back.
>
>I'll get someone from the zoo to take a look at the pics and see
>what their best guess is.
>
>>--
>>Julian
>
>
>Deb
>Rebel's Rodent Ranch
>
Esther (MS.WIZ) has prompted a response from The Curator of mammals at
the Museum of Natural History, Washington. He says that although he
cannot be sure, G. campestris cannot be discounted on the basis of the
info in the pictures etc.
--
Julian
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