Laurent Geslin / Two Striped ground squirrels {Xerus erythropus} Kalahari Gemsbok NP, Namibia. Kgalagadi

Laurent Geslin / Striped ground squirrel {Xerus erythropus} feeding on desert melon, Namibia.

Laurent Geslin / Striped ground squirrel at entrance to burrow {Xerus erythropus} Namibia Kalahari

Tui De Roy / Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) using tail to shade itself, Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) using it's tail as shade, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) using it's tail as shade, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) pair, one using it's tail as shade, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) standing, Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus) playing around burrow, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Striped Ground Squirrel (Xerus erythropus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

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.