Ardilla moruna

Photography Animals posted on Mar 24, 2012
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La ardilla moruna (Atlantoxerus getulus) es una especie de roedor esciuromorfo de la familia Sciuridae. Nativo de el extremo noroeste de África: Marruecos y gran y medio Atlas, desde el sur de Agadir hasta el norte del Sahara y noroeste de Argelia. En España fue introducida en la isla de Fuerteventura (Islas Canarias) alrededor de 1965. The Barbary ground squirrel (Atlantoxerus getulus) was introduced to Fuerteventura from the African Spanish colony of Ifni as a household pet in 1965. Having escaped they have thrived in a natural environment similar to their homeland. Without predators however, their numbers have increased to an estimated 300,000 and are now a threat to the island’s endemic species. Its erradictaion is seen as impractical on Fuerteventura, with efforts concentrated on its spread to other islands (Gran Canaria and Lanzarote) Thank you for your comments on my previous upload : thumb_2312739.jpg "Barbary Ground Squirrel"

Comments (10)


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Meisiekind

12:57PM | Sat, 24 March 2012

How cute! Another stellar image of this sweet critter!

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Juliette.Gribnau

2:56PM | Sat, 24 March 2012

wonderful capture

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jayfar

3:23PM | Sat, 24 March 2012

Excellent capture Michel.

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Faemike55

4:05PM | Sat, 24 March 2012

Great capture

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PatGoltz

4:38PM | Sat, 24 March 2012

They're beautiful creatures. Too bad it is so easy to upset the balance of nature. This is a very nice, characteristic pose. The background colors go so nicely with the animal.

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MrsRatbag

7:17PM | Sat, 24 March 2012

They are so cute! I can easily imagine wanting them as pets. Excellent capture!

bebert

4:40AM | Sun, 25 March 2012

joli petit animal

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thecytron

10:33AM | Sun, 25 March 2012

Great capture!

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GiMi53

11:46AM | Sun, 25 March 2012

Thank you for your comments; my next upload : thumb_2313342.jpg "Ground Squirrel (3/3)"

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mariogiannecchini

11:36AM | Mon, 26 March 2012

Fantastic capture , Michel !very beautiful !


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Photograph Details
F Numberf/10.0
MakeNIKON CORPORATION
ModelNIKON D300S
Shutter Speed10/4000
ISO Speed500
Focal Length500

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