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Mongolian Gerbil The
Mongolian Gerbil is light brown with black tipped
hairs and its under fur is gray. They are the size
of any pet gerbil. They live in burrows with sandy
soil and a little bit of grass, herbs and shrubs.
They eat seeds, roots, vegetables and drink water.
When they eat seeds, they spread them to different
areas and make new plants in that area. In the
gerbil family there are 2 to 17 gerbils, but there
are more males than females. They live together by
age. For example, the older ones live with the
older ones and the younger ones Mongolian Gerbils live in harsh conditions but do not have many enemies. When ever they come across an enemy, they use their strong legs so they can jump really high to escape the enemy or they can use their strong legs to help them dig really fast to escape the enemy. They do not have much competition with getting their food because all the other animals that eat what they eat are smaller than them. They are not well spread around the steppe, but they are not endangered. Chantal G. 2000.
bibliography: "Mongolian Steppe.", http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/sgl1997/mongolian.htm, (June, '00) "Mongolian Gerbil.", http://www.rodent.demon.co.uk/gerbils/wild,htm, (June, '00) "Gerbil, Fox, Falcon." New Standard Encyclopedia, Version 6. |
