![]() The hypotheses were that kangaroo rats prefer to (1) larderhoard seeds in burrows, (2) scatterhoard seeds near burrows, (3) scatterhoard seeds away from burrows, (4) scatterhoard seeds near food sources, or (5) make widely spaced scatterhoards. ![]() We used a large laboratory arena with an artificial burrow for larderhoarding and four sand-filled compartments for scatterhoarding to test several alternative hypotheses about spatial patterns of food caching. Merriam's kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami) store seeds in burrows (larderhoarding) and in small clumps in shallow holes dug in the soil (scatterhoarding).
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