Yellow ground squirrel
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The yellow ground squirrel is a large and sturdy ground squirrel species native to Afghanistan, China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. It inhabits sandy steppes with
Spermophilus fulvus Baikonur 02
Желтый суслик на закате у норы
Aestivation
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Aestivation is a state of animal or plant dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking place in the summer rather than the winter. Aestivation is characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabol
Yellow ground squirrel
…and forages mainly in the morning when the vegetation is still damp. Its diet includes bulbs, seeds, stems and leaves. It hibernates, but it may also aestivate…
Theba pisana snails aestivating on Foeniculum vulgare in Montbazin, France
Introduced Theba pisana snails aestivating on a row of fence posts in Kadina, South Australia
Numerous individuals of the snail Cernuella virgata aestivating on a wire fence near Glanum, in the south of France.