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Field vole juvenile (wild)

Anteater paddock, Chester, 21st July 2012. A child asked me what was in the paddock, I pointed out the pudu, as the anteaters were indoors. 'No, there!' he said. Three young field voles were feeding in the newly cut grass; each one was the size of a large walnut.

Field vole juvenile (wild)
gentle lemur, 22 Jul 2012
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    • gentle lemur
      Anteater paddock, Chester, 21st July 2012.
      A child asked me what was in the paddock, I pointed out the pudu, as the anteaters were indoors. 'No, there!' he said. Three young field voles were feeding in the newly cut grass; each one was the size of a large walnut.
      22 Jul 2012
    • Maguari
      Fantastic shot!
      22 Jul 2012
    • Kifaru Bwana
      Kudos! And amazing find ... :)
      22 Jul 2012
    • zoogiraffe
      Cracking shot yet again Alan,it was certainly time well spent watching,a wild animal going about its life in a zoo.
      22 Jul 2012
    • gentle lemur
      You never know what you're going to see next :)

      Alan
      23 Jul 2012
    • Brum
      I absolutely love it.
      Respect to the child who spotted the voles! :)
      23 Jul 2012
    • zoogiraffe
      Indeed much respect too them,as they gave 3 grown up zoochatters,a good 20 minutes if not longer of fun watching them,alright before anyone else says it 2 grown up zoochatters and me!
      23 Jul 2012
    • Javan Rhino
      Well this is all well and good, but I challenge you to spot an anteater in there :p
      23 Jul 2012
    • bongorob
      We did, five times.
      23 Jul 2012
    • Javan Rhino
      Touche, I've seen them in there in the evenings, but no luck at all recently.
      23 Jul 2012
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