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  2. California ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), also known as the Beechey ground squirrel, [4] is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently extended into Washington and northwestern Nevada.

  3. New 'Shocking' Evidence Reveals Some of California's ... - AOL

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    A new study from U.C. Davis and UW-Eau Claire found that California ground squirrels not only eat nuts and fruit — but also hunt and eat voles, which are small mouse-like rodents.

  4. Scientists make ‘shocking’ predatory discovery about ...

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    Out of 74 interactions the Long-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project observed at Contra Costa County’s Briones Regional Park, 42 percent involved active hunting of the ...

  5. Video shows California ground squirrel engage in 'shocking ...

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    California ground squirrels of all ages and genders were seen hunting, eating and competing over vole at a local park between June 10 and July 30, but the "carnivorous behavior" peaked during the ...

  6. List of mammals of California - Wikipedia

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    Nelson's antelope ground squirrel, Ammospermophilus nelsoni (endemic) Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris; California ground squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyi; Belding's ground squirrel, Spermophilus beldingi; Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Spermophilus lateralis; Mohave ground squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis (endemic) Round-tailed ...

  7. Otospermophilus - Wikipedia

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    Otospermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels in the family Sciuridae, containing three species from Mexico and the United States. Otospermophilus was formerly placed in the large ground squirrel genus Spermophilus, as a subgenus or species group.

  8. California squirrels are now apparently hunting and eating ...

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    A UC Davis study showed a nutty novel behavior in California squirrels: They're hunting like carnivores, taking down and then consuming other, smaller rodents.. As part of an ongoing 12-year study ...

  9. Ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    Ground squirrels are rodents of the squirrel family that generally live on the ground or in burrows, rather than in trees like the tree squirrels.The term is most often used for the medium-sized ground squirrels, as the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots (genus Marmota) or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed ground squirrels tend to be known as chipmunks (genus ...

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