Kangaroo rats are small rodents that would seem to be defenseless against desert predators such as rattlesnakes. Scientists from San Diego State University will present a special program on kangaroo rats Friday, February 7, at the Indian Cove amphitheater in Joshua Tree National Park. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more information about this special program…
Kangaroo rats are one of the most abundant mammals in the desert, but they face a gauntlet of desert predators, including rattlesnakes. Scientists Rulon Clark and Grace Freymiller will present a program 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 7, on how these supposedly defenseless rodents protect themselves from becoming a meal for their predators (hint: think flying Ninja leaps and kicks). Clark and Freymiller will share these gravity-defying moves during a program at the Indian Cove amphitheater in Joshua Tree National Park.
