The Chipmunk By: Katie

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The ChipmunkBy Katie
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ChipmunkBy Katie
Surface Features Ponds, Lakes, Grass, Dirt
Shelter Underground Burrows
Habitat Woodland
Vegetation Trees, leaves, bushes, flowers
Climate Hot, Cold, Damp
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Physical Features
Diet
CHIPMUNK
Interesting Facts
Quiz
Behaviors
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Physical Features

• An Eastern Chipmunk has black and white stripes
  down its back and tail.
• They use their buck teeth to open nuts and seeds.
• Their cheeks are fat because they carry all their
  food in pouches inside them.
• Their body is 5-7 long and their tail is 3-4
  long. They are usually 2-5 oz.

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Diet

• They eat worms, snails, mushrooms, seeds, nuts,
  fruits, acorns, bird eggs, and insects.
• Whenever they eat they eat head first.
• When they find their food they store it in
  burrows so they can eat it later.

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Behaviors

• If a female chipmunk sees another chipmunk she
  will chase it away.
• The only way for it to be safe is to hide.
• During the day they go hunting for food and
  during the night they sleep.
• They make their homes in trees, burrows and
  sometimes in stonewalls.

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Quiz

• What are 3 things a chipmunk eats?
• Why do they have fat cheeks?
• If a female chipmunk sees another chipmunk, what
  will she do?

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Interesting Facts

• Their predators are snakes, raccoons, foxes,
  rats, house cats, hawks, owls and weasels.
• They are very territorial.
• A chipmunk is a herbivore.

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Digital Picture and Information
Resourcesunless otherwise noted

• nationalzoo.si.edu
• animal.discovery.com
• oaklandzoo.org
• animalweb.com/