No sign of its existence appears from above the surface of the earth, but if an enemy invades the burrow, away the Jerboas rush for this secret exit and break through to the surface out of reach of the trouble, and escape.
"The Human Side of Animals"
Royal Dixon
These African Jerboas are exceedingly odd in appearance, and they are two-legged in their habits of walk, and never go on all-fours.
"The Human Side of Animals"
Royal Dixon
By day, the fierce heat pressed its intolerable burden on the quivering air; and no living creature moved on the dumb, swooning earth, but tiny Jerboas scuttling through the parched bushes, or lizards vanishing in the clefts of the rock.
"The Story of the Other Wise Man"
Henry Van Dyke