Juvenile Acomys russatus spitting seeds in situ Michal Samuni 2013-02-14 | Juvenile Acomys russatus spitting seeds of Ochradenus baccatus.
Galapagos Mockingbird Michal Samuni 2014-01-06 | Galapagos Mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus) singing at Tortuga Bay, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos.
Elephant vs Buffalo Michal Samuni 2013-09-26 | Elephants running to the river while chasing dozens of buffalo. Video by Moshe Blank.Music: Vivaldi - Four Seasons, Summer.
Feeding rescued Bee-eater Michal Samuni 2013-07-01 | This beautiful Bee-eater was found on the side of the road. We gave him some food and took him to the Wildlife Hospital. Photography: Moshe Blank
Crete spiny mouse (Acomys minous) spitting pulp Michal Samuni 2013-06-21 | Samuni-Blank M, Arad Z, Dearing MD, Gerchman Y, Karasov WH, Izhaki I (2013) Physiological and behavioural effects of fruit toxins on seed predating versus seed dispersing congeneric rodents. J. Exp. Biol. doi: 10.1242/jeb.089664
Cut and carry Michal Samuni 2013-06-01 | Acomys cahirinus carrying an entire fruit cluster away from the parent plant
Back to nature Michal Samuni 2013-05-29 | Today, after finishing the experiments with the bulbuls and after two weeks of acclimation I opened the cage door and they were set free. It took them hours to leave and even after they left they stayed near the cage and came back for food...
Common spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) spitting seeds - ex situ Michal Samuni 2013-02-14 | Captive Acomys cahirinus eating fruits of Ochradenus baccatus and spitting the seeds
Common spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) spitting seeds - in situ Michal Samuni 2012-09-11 | Acomys cahirinus consuming the fruits on the ground between the rocks and orally expelling O. baccatus seeds in the process.Samuni-Blank M, Izhaki I, Dearing MD, Gerchman Y, Trabelcy B, Lotan A, Karasov WH, Arad Z (2012) Intraspecific directed deterrence by the mustard oil bomb in a desert plant. Curr. Biol. 22:1218-1220. Samuni-Blank M, Arad Z, Dearing MD, Gerchman Y, Karasov WH, Izhaki I (2013) Friend or foe? Disparate plant-animal interactions of two congeneric rodents. Evol. Ecol. 1-12. Samuni-Blank M, Arad Z, Dearing MD, Gerchman Y, Karasov WH, Izhaki I (2013) Physiological and behavioural effects of fruit toxins on seed predating versus seed dispersing congeneric rodents. J. Exp. Biol. doi: 10.1242/jeb.089664
Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) eating whole fruit - in situ Michal Samuni 2012-08-17 | Samuni-Blank M, Izhaki I, Dearing MD, Gerchman Y, Trabelcy B, Lotan A, Karasov WH, Arad Z (2012) Intraspecific directed deterrence by the mustard oil bomb in a desert plant. Curr. Biol. 22:1218-1220. Samuni-Blank M, Arad Z, Dearing MD, Gerchman Y, Karasov WH, Izhaki I (2013) Friend or foe? Disparate plant-animal interactions of two congeneric rodents. Evol. Ecol. 1-12. Samuni-Blank M, Arad Z, Dearing MD, Gerchman Y, Karasov WH, Izhaki I (2013) Physiological and behavioural effects of fruit toxins on seed predating versus seed dispersing congeneric rodents. J. Exp. Biol. doi: 10.1242/jeb.089664
Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) eating whole fruit - ex situ Michal Samuni 2012-08-17 | Acomys russatus inserting the entire fruit in its mouth and chewing it (pulp and seeds) extensively
