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File:Xerus inauris.jpg to appear as POTD soon

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Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Xerus inauris.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on February 26, 2020. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2020-02-26. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:42, 18 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

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The Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) is a medium-sized rodent native to South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. They live in social groups of up to three adult females and several sub-adults. The species mainly inhabits arid or semi-arid areas, preferring velds and grasslands with compact soil, and can also be found in scrub, on floodplains and in agricultural areas. Males live independently, only joining groups when there is a female in estrus. Ever alert to danger, they can drive off predators such as snakes by engaging in mobbing behavior.

This picture shows two Cape ground squirrels photographed in the Namib desert near Solitaire, Namibia.Photograph credit: Hans Hillewaert

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An animal which inhabits three countries which use South African English should be written in that dialect, per MOS:TIES. --The Huhsz (talk) 21:42, 26 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: Environmental physiology

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 22 August 2022 and 5 December 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Erinkaline (article contribs). Peer reviewers: GuwopC98, Candyapple13.

— Assignment last updated by Jessicaphillips10 (talk) 01:16, 3 October 2022 (UTC)Reply