This is Maxarosa, my kangaroo rat.
She doesn’t drink water, her water comes from food. She eats mostly seeds. She pees crystals.
Lots of animals try and eat her. Her protections are that she can jump high, taller than Daddy, she can move fast, and her hearing is very good. She can even hear an owl getting close to her.
I met a Ranger today who told me about a Kangaroo Rat he saw in his backyard.
We did NOT see any Kangaroo Rats at the sand dunes today.
