creatures are called Jerboa sort of

like gerbil but different they look

somewhat like miniature kangaroos as

they have many similarities both have

long hind legs very short forelegs and

long tails chew boas move around their

environment the same way a kangaroo does

which is by hopping they also use their

tail to balance when hopping and as a

prop when sitting upright just like a

kangaroo here are some interesting facts

about the desert rodent

they are hopping rodents which mainly

live in the hot deserts found throughout

northern Africa and East Asia to

northern China do boas don't drink water

they get all the moisture from their

food mostly plants and insects

when chased jerboas can hop away at up

to 16 miles per hour they have a very

erratic locomotion adopting a zigzag

trajectory and can jump several feet

both vertically and horizontally even

though they're usually about the size of

your fist they're also nocturnal which

is why they have big eyes during the day

they live in underground burrows there

are about thirty one species of jerboa

including pygmy jerboa x' yes they

actually get smaller and of course some

deboers have short ears and others have

long ears like a rabbit the most oddly

proportioned family member is the

long-eared jerboa first caught on film

in the wild in 2007 with ears that are

two-thirds as long as its body the

animal has one of the largest ear to

body ratios in the animal kingdom you

might be asking why the long ears well

one of the main reasons is as the blood

moves throughout the years the heat

easily dissipates from the blood vessels

across the skin helping them keep cooled

in the desert environments

most species of Jabara have excellent

hearing that they usually use to avoid

becoming the prey of nocturnal predators

the typical life span of a Jabar is

about 6 years now I know what you're

thinking

I want one as a pet help why not if they

are eroded

they probably breed like rabbits

therefore enough for everyone but don't

go thinking you can have one of these as

a pet

they have been barred from entering the

United States since 2003 since they were

associated with monkey pox the monkey

pox virus causes a disease that is

similar to smallpox but with a milder

rash in a lower death rate can you say

cute but deadly

anyway that's the end of this video

thanks for watching and we'll see you

next time bye-bye