Xerus Inauris by Marcel-P

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 16, 2008

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Hello everyone, I saw this little guy at the zoo in Erfurt (East-Germany). In German those animals are called "Kap-Borstenhörnchen", I don't know the English name so I have chosen the latin name as title. You must really have a FULLSIZE-VIEW, please! Hope you like it! :) Have a nice day! The settings for those who are interested in: Nikon D300 + Sigma 100-300mm F4, 1/160s (on Manfrotto 680B), F/4.0, 300mm (@450mm), ISO-500, aperture priority, ... The English name is "Cape Ground Squirrel" (I have found out meanwhile)

Comments (17)

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Meisiekind

5:23AM | Wed, 16 July 2008

What a wonderful crisp shot of this cute little critter!!! :)

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flora-crassella

5:29AM | Wed, 16 July 2008

...wunderschönes Foto von dem kleinen Nager! In "full-sized" sieht man erst, was der für "scharfe" Krallen hat!!!!

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olivier158

5:41AM | Wed, 16 July 2008

waow ! excellent picture, i like all of it ! it's composed, crisp, ... tender :o) excellent work ! :o)

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ElusiveAngel

5:51AM | Wed, 16 July 2008

Wow, wonderful shot!

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timtripp

6:24AM | Wed, 16 July 2008

marvelous image!

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busi2ness

7:14AM | Wed, 16 July 2008

Great close up and of course very cute too. Well captured.

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Littlejock

9:09AM | Wed, 16 July 2008

Simply perfect work. details and colours.. In 2 words: IM pressive

MrsLubner

9:42AM | Wed, 16 July 2008

Because of the white around the eyes and the strip down the side, inspite of being in a setting that looks more desert than valley or hilly, I would guess this is a chipmunk. There are many kinds including one found in the desert. I can rule out the roundtailed variety and the yellow pine variety but I can't really be sure of the type chipmunk you have here. They are adorable and your capture does bring that out.

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Marcel-P

9:52AM | Wed, 16 July 2008

Thank you all for your comments! :) @ MrsLubner: No, this is definitly not a chipmunk. This is an "Cape Ground Squirrel"! :)

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