Richard Du Toit / Striped ground squirrel {Xerus erythropus} feeding on fruit, Gemsbok NP, Kalahari, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Striped ground squirrel {Xerus erythropus} eating amongst little devil flowers, Kalahari, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Striped Ground Squirrel {Xerus erythropus} standing on rear legs, Gemsbok NP, Kalahari, South Africa.

Mike Wilkes / Striped ground squirrel {Xerus erythropus} drinking, Gambia

John Downer / Five striped ground squirrel {Tamiops sp} feeding, India

Gerry Ellis / Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) eating pine cone, North America

Richard Du Toit / Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) feeding. South Africa. Kalahari Gemsbok NP summer. Little Devil Flowers (Tribulus terrestris)

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / African striped ground squirrel (Euxerus erythropus) portrait, Arabian Wildlife Centre. Captive, occurs in Africa.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / African striped ground squirrel (Euxerus erythropus) portrait, Arabian Wildlife Centre. Captive, occurs in Africa.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / African striped ground squirrel (Euxerus erythropus) portrait, Arabian Wildlife Centre. Captive, occurs in Africa.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Striped ground squirrel (Euxerus erythropus ssp.) looking around, Arabia's Wildlife Centre in Sharjah. Captive.