European Souslik

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

What a cute little thing! With that long body it almost looks like a weasel of some kind. Are these wild in your area? Posted 12 years ago
1. WildFlower
  
  Lion
  
  Yes they are, but unfortunately they are endangered. The shape of the body somewhat reminds of the least weasel, but there are many differences. That is if they stay long enough outside the borrow to have a closer look. They get scared very easily and disappear.
  These guys live around the Sveshtari royal tomb, a place known as Ginina Mogila or Gina's Mound. It is a very interesting UNESCO world cultural and historic heritage site. Hopefully, they will be protected as well.
  If you are interested, you can see some photos of the Mound and the tomb here
  http://getika.com/index.php?ez=en&pageid=hill
  http://www.museumisperih.com/MUZEYNI_OBEKTI/IAR_sboryanovo/sv_carska_grobnica/HTML/index.htm Posted 12 years ago
2. 1. Claire Hamilton
    
    Lion
    
    Wow, thats an amazing place! Thank you! Posted 12 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Excellent species introduction! Posted 12 years ago

The European ground squirrel

The European ground squirrel, also known as the European souslik, is a species from the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It and the speckled ground squirrel are the only European representatives of the genus "Spermophilus".

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Similar species: Rodents

Species identified by WildFlower

By WildFlower

Uploaded Aug 31, 2013. Captured Aug 22, 2013 11:19 in 205, 7423 Sveshtari, Bulgaria.

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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.