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Save Our Species Poster: Fresno Kangaroo Rat

image of a Fresno Kangaroo Rat

This rat lives in the dry grasslands of central California. It uses its short front legs to burrow into the ground and hide. Its long back legs help it hop around quickly at night when it hunts for seeds and green plants. Farming and cattle grazing have damaged the places where the kangaroo rat lives.

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