Creeping along the crevices of the vertical cliff, each step cleverly placed to increase balance and progress, the seed haul was increasingly laborious and stressing the oral cavity capacity. The squirrel stopped, manipulating the front five-toed paws to transport lunch using their four-toed hind feet digging into the succulents as anchor points. The home burrow, dug below the hedges, beckoned as refuge from the heat.