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Souslik
Spermophilus citellus
This little ground squirrel lives in central/eastern Europe and may remind you of the North American prairie dog
Also called the Ziesel, Siesel, or European Ground Squirrel, this little rodent lives in communal underground burrows, just like prarie dogs and meerkats
European_ground_squirrel_-_Siesel_-_Spermophilus_citellus
European_ground_squirrel_(Spermophilus_citellus)_on_a_denseflower_mullein_(Verbascum_densiflorum)
Europäischer Ziesel beim Schloss Orth Nationalparkzentrum
Spermophilus_citellus_3_TK
Overview_of_eating_Spermophilus_citellus_at_Kolín_Airport_in_Pašinka,_Kolín_District
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Spermophilus_citellus_TK
2017-06-11_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(50342774267)
2017-04-29_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(51397804678)
2017-04-29_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(51395081966)
2018-05-27_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(48482113012)
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2017-04-29_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(51395343633)
Europäischer Ziesel beim Schloss Orth Nationalparkzentrum
2017-06-11_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(50372359181)
2018-05-27_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(48481959911)
Spermophilus_citellus_distribution.svg
European_ground_squirrel_-_Siesel_-_Spermophilus_citellus
European_ground_squirrel_(Spermophilus_citellus)_on_a_denseflower_mullein_(Verbascum_densiflorum)
Europäischer Ziesel beim Schloss Orth Nationalparkzentrum
Spermophilus_citellus_3_TK
Overview_of_eating_Spermophilus_citellus_at_Kolín_Airport_in_Pašinka,_Kolín_District
Spermophilus_citellus_399210622
1024px-Europäische_Ziesel_sich_beriechend
Spermophilus_citellus_TK
2017-06-11_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(50342774267)
2017-04-29_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(51397804678)
2017-04-29_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(51395081966)
2018-05-27_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(48482113012)
Spermophilus_citellus_389141203
2017-04-29_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(51395343633)
Europäischer Ziesel beim Schloss Orth Nationalparkzentrum
2017-06-11_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(50372359181)
2018-05-27_AT_Wien_22_Donaustadt,_Blumengärten_Hirschstetten,_Spermophilus_citellus_(48481959911)
Spermophilus_citellus_distribution.svg

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