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Xerus inauris (South African ground squirrel)
Cape ground squirrel, ground squirrel [English]; waaierstertgrondeekhoring
[Afrikaans]; Kap- Erdhörnchen [German]; écureuil
foisseur de Cap [French]; unomatse [isiXhosa]; ingwejeje yaseKapa, intshidane
yaseKapa [isiZulu]; sehlora [Sepedi]; lesamane [Sesotho]; sekata-mosima, samane,
sekatêmosima, sekatemosima, sekatê, sekate [Setswana]; ingwejeje, sinkwe
[siSwati]; maxindlani [Xitsonga]
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South African ground squirrel, Klerksdorp,
North-West Province, South Africa. [photo Gerhard Theron
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South African ground
squirrels, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. [photos Trevor Hardaker ©] |
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