I’ve decided today to educate you on the life & times of the chipmunk.
The name “chipmunk” derives from the chipping call these mammals make.
The genus name is from a Latin word meaning “collector or storer.”
This refers to the Eastern Chipmunk’s winter survival strategy of storing food in its burrow.
Native Americans use an Ojibwa term meaning “red squirrel.”
Now, you know more today than you did yesterday!
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