Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: rodents

Photo: A Wagner’s gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus) from a private collection.

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A Wagner’s gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus) from a private collection.

Photo: A naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Photo: Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

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Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

Photo: Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

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Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

Photo: Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

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Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

Photo: Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

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Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

Photo: Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

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Aknot, a five-year-old Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) photographed in Utah.

Photo: A Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans texensis) at Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas.

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A Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans texensis) at Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas.

Photo: A Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans texensis) at Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas.

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A Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans texensis) at Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas.

Photo: A red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater) at Zoopark Zajezd.

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A red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater) at Zoopark Zajezd.

Photo: A red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater) at Zoopark Zajezd.

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A red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater) at Zoopark Zajezd.

Photo: A red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater) at Zoopark Zajezd.

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A red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater) at Zoopark Zajezd.

Photo: A red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater) at Zoopark Zajezd.

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A red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater) at Zoopark Zajezd.

Photo: A desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: A desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: A desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: A female Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. This squirrel’s name is Truffles.

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A female Humboldt’s flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. This squirrel’s name is Truffles.

Photo: A female Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. This squirrel’s name is Truffles.

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A female Humboldt’s flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. This squirrel’s name is Truffles.

Photo: A female Humboldt's flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. This squirrel’s name is Truffles.

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A female Humboldt’s flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. This squirrel’s name is Truffles.

Photo: An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) explores the studio set up and camera at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) explores the studio set up and camera at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: A Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea) from the wild at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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A Brazilian guinea pig (Cavia aperea) from the wild at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: Five Brazilian guinea pigs (Cavia aperea) from the wild at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Five Brazilian guinea pigs (Cavia aperea) from the wild at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: Two Brazilian guinea pigs (Cavia aperea) from the wild at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Two Brazilian guinea pigs (Cavia aperea) from the wild at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Photo: A Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops macclellandi) at Tierpark Berlin.

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A Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops macclellandi) at Tierpark Berlin.

Photo: A Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops macclellandi) at Tierpark Berlin.

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A Himalayan striped squirrel (Tamiops macclellandi) at Tierpark Berlin.

Photo: A Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) at Tierpark Berlin.

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A Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) at Tierpark Berlin.

Photo: A long-tailed field mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) at the Biodiversity Hall of Natural History and Science Museum.

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A long-tailed field mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) at the Biodiversity Hall of Natural History and Science Museum.

Photo: A long-tailed field mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) at the Biodiversity Hall of Natural History and Science Museum.

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A long-tailed field mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) at the Biodiversity Hall of Natural History and Science Museum.

Photo: A giant red flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista petaurista) at a private collection in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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A giant red flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista petaurista) at a private collection in Jakarta, Indonesia. This animal is under the care of PT. Alam Nusantara Jayatama.

Photo: A giant red flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista petaurista) at a private collection in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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A giant red flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista petaurista) at a private collection in Jakarta, Indonesia. This animal is under the care of PT. Alam Nusantara Jayatama.

Photo: A giant red flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista petaurista) at a private collection in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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A giant red flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista petaurista) at a private collection in Jakarta, Indonesia. This animal is under the care of PT. Alam Nusantara Jayatama.

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