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The ground squirrel of the American plains resembles the chipmunk. However as the name suggests, ground squirrels are landbound creatures.

Ground squirrels The prairie ground squirrel lives in large colonies underground. Similar to the prairie dog, they have their ecological niche -- reseeding the plains. They love their tunnels, which at Wild - n - Wooly were provided by tubes from paper towels. They kept separate tubes for a toilet to make sure they didn't foul their enviroment.

Like prairie dogs, ground squirrels stand guard over their dens. Here one acts as sentinel, ready to alert its brethren to danger or the presence of their caretaker bringing fresh food.
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This family was released on a farm where they provided the base for a colony that now numbers in the hundreds.		 The sentinel


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