Squirrel

[nan]

my drone... and me

10.2.2011

I love you... a bit... a lot...passionating... to the folie

11.2.2011

[Lisbeth]

Wonderful photos, Nan

[Toko]

The Cape Ground Squirrel Xerus inauris lives in hot dry savanna of southern Africa and uses its tail as a heat shield. The squirrel holds its wide, flat tail tightly over its back, with the white ventral surface upward.

[Lisbeth]

Not a nice pic, but shows the sun shield

[Lisbeth]

Shadow and a little rest is better..

[Toko]

The Ground Squirrel has sophisticated vibrissae (whiskers). Hairs are very sensitive to touch and all squirrels have long, stiff hairs, called vibrissae, dedicated to the detection of tactile stimuli. There are a dozen to two dozen vibrissae on the side of the nose above the mouth and three to six vibrissae on the side of the cheek. Some are also above the eyes. Unlike normal hair, vibrissae grow from hair follicles that are 5-6 times larger than the normal pelage hair follicle, and in rodents, special brain regions process impulses caused by the movement from these hairs.

[Toko]

These Western Noses (close relatives to the African ground and tree squirrel) are the largest and fattest Squirrels (up to 8 kg ) and also very cute

[Lisbeth]

Cute Not as cute as the squirrels though

[nan]

what about a western nose Squirrel

[Toko]

A black Red Squirrel - nice