The Little Guy
by Kristina Rinell
Title
The Little Guy
Artist
Kristina Rinell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Chipmunks (Tamias striatus) are part of the squirrel family, and while they look similar to their bushy-tailed cousins, chipmunks are actually smaller, with alternating light and dark stripes along their cheeks and backs.
There are 25 species of chipmunk, 24 of which live in North America. Chipmunks are excellent tree climbers and swimmers who live in a variety of habitats, including plains, mountains, forests, and deserts. Chipmunks like to live alone in holes or burrows called dens.
Chipmunks hibernate in cold weather, which means they spend most of the winter sleeping in their dens. One chipmunk can gather up to 165 acorns in a day. In just two days, a chipmunk can collect enough food to last an entire winter, although chipmunks typically hoard much more food than necessary.
Featured in these FAA Galleries:
- KINGDOM Animalia, March 2017
- Animal Photographs, March 2017
- Our 4-Legged Friends, March 2017
- Wildlife ONE A DAY, March 2017
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March 12th, 2017
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Comments (16)
Kristina Rinell
Thank you for the feature of 'The Little Guy' in 'Wildlife ONE A DAY', Mariola ... I appreciate the support :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks, Mariola, for featuring 'The Little Guy' in 'Our 4-Legged Friends' ... greatly appreciated :-)
Miroslava Jurcik
Absolutely adorable and love to share , where did you find this gorgeous little guy ? l/f
Kristina Rinell replied:
Thanks, Miroslava ... found him somewhere in Idaho on my way to Jackson, WY :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks, Doug, for featuring 'The Little Guy' in 'Animal Photographs' ... very much appreciated :-)
Kristina Rinell
Thanks, Miroslava, for the feature of 'The Little Guy' in 'KINGDOM Animalia' ... I appreciate the support :-)
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