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Gold-mantled Ground Squirrel
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Copyright: Philip Bentz (philip)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-09-03 |
| Categories: Mammals |
| Exposure: f/5.0, 1/480 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-09-07 13:25 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
I found this guy on my hike at Mt. St. Helens this weekend. Mt. St. Helens is an active stravovolcano. It is most known for it's eruption on May 18, 1980 which brought it from a height of 9,677 feet (2,950 m) to 8364 feet(2549 meters)after the eruption.
Common Name: Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Scientific Name: Spermophilus lateralis
Size (length) English & Metric: 9"-12" (23-30cm)
Habitat: All forest types
Diet: seeds, nuts, berries, insects, underground fungi
Predators: hawks, jays, weasels, fox, bobcats, coyotes
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels dig shallow burrows up to 100 ft (30m) in length with the openings hidden in a hollow log or under tree roots or a boulder. The female gives birth to a single litter of 4-6 young each summer.
Sources:
Witaker, John O. 1996. National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals. Alfred A Knopf, Inc. p937. |
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