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The Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) (Inuktitut: ᓯᒃᓯᒃ, siksik) [2] is a species of ground squirrel native to the Arctic and Subarctic of North America and Asia. People in Alaska , particularly around the Aleutians, refer to them as "parka" squirrels, most likely because their pelt is good for the ruff on parkas and for clothing.
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 ...
Silene stenophylla grows in the Arctic tundra of far eastern Siberia and the mountains of northern Japan. [3] It is typically 5–25 cm (2–10 in) tall, has narrow leaves, and a large calyx. [4] It blooms during the summer and has incised petals that are lilac, light pink, or white in color. [3]
Thirteen-lined ground squirrels can survive in hibernation for over six months without food or water and special physiological adaptations allow them to do so. [6] They alternate between torpor bouts of 7 to 10 days when their body temperatures drops to 5-7°C, and interbout arousals of less than 24 hours with their body temperature back to 37 ...
A California ground squirrel in Conta Costa County runs with a vole it hunted in its mouth. The images are some of the first documented incidences of carnivorous feeding of voles by squirrels ...
Researchers documented scores of instances of ground squirrels of all ages hunting, eating and competing over vole prey within a span of under two months. ... If you spot this $2.79 ALDI find, buy ...
Pages in category "Arctic land animals" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. ... Arctic ground squirrel; Arctic lemming; Arctic shrew; Arctic ...
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