Fat-tailed gerbil
The fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi) is a species of gerbil. Its tail becomes fatter when it eats something. Then it uses it when food becomes scarce. They can live 5 to 7 years in captivity. It is from Africa.
| Pachyuromys duprasi Temporal range: Recent
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| Genus: | Pachyuromys Lataste, 1881
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They can survive a long time without drinking because they are adapted to a dry climate.
They bury themselves under the sand until night so that there are not as many predators that will attack them.