1814, Augustin Calmet, Charles Taylor, Edward Wells,Calmet's Great Dictionary of the Holy Bible,page293:
The Arabs, who are forbidden all other kinds of mice, esteem these the greatest delicacies: as those people often are disappointed in digging after them, they have this proverb, "To buy a hole instead of ajerboa."
1999, Ronald M. Nowak, editor,Rodentia; Family Dipopidae: Birch Mice, Jumping Mice, and Jerboas: Walker's Mammals of the World, volume 1,page1329:
The permanent burrows may have emergency exits — side tunnels ending at or near the surface — through which thejerboa "bursts" when threatened by a predator.Jerboas often lie on their side when sleeping in the burrow in order to better accommodate their long legs.
2001, Peter Haggett, editor,China and Taiwan: Animal Life: Desert, River and Forest Specialists: Encyclopedia of World Geography, volume24,page2796:
The small mammals include typical desert forms such as the burrowing rodents of thejerboa family and the jird or gerbil subfamily. Thejerboas, which are widespread across northern Africa and central Asia, are particularly well represented in China: 7 of the 10 genera and 10 of the 29 species occur in the arid, often cold deserts of the north and west.
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