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25-APR-2008 İAlexander Dudley 2008

Red-cheeked dunnart, Sminthopsis virginiae

Doongan Station, Kimberley, WA

A small, carnivorous dasyurid which lives amongst seasonally flooded grasslands and feeds on frogs, insects and small
vertebrates. Males are short-lived as their testosterone levels get way out of hand and send their sex drive through the roof
to the exclusion of other considerations, like getting enough to eat or enough sleep. There is a lesson in that.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro
1/250s f/13.0 at 60.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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