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  2. Arctic ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Urocitellus - Wikipedia

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    Urocitellus is a genus of ground squirrels.They were previously believed to belong to the much larger genus Spermophilus, but DNA sequencing of the cytochrome b gene showed that this group was paraphyletic to the prairie dogs and marmots, [2] and could therefore no longer be retained as a single genus.

  4. Spermophilus citelloides - Wikipedia

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    The Pannonian souslik was a medium-sized species of souslik, with an estimated size similar to that of the European souslik. [1] [3] Its skull is estimated to be 42–44 millimetres (1.7–1.7 in) in length, larger than in the European and the speckled souslik, but smaller than large, Asiatic species such as the russet (), yellow and relict ground squirrel (S. relictus).

  5. Category:Urocitellus - Wikipedia

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    Arctic ground squirrel; B. Belding's ground squirrel; C. ... Wyoming ground squirrel This page was last edited on 17 August 2021, at 05:49 (UTC). ...

  6. Yukon gold miners are unearthing mummified ancient creatures ...

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    X-ray scanning revealed that the grapefruit-sized lump was a mummified curled-up ground squirrel from 30,000 years ago. X-ray scans revealed a well-preserved squirrel skeleton with its legs curled up.

  7. Squirrels spotted hunting and eating rodents in ‘shocking ...

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    They found that more than 42 per cent of the interactions involved active hunting of the small rodents by ground squirrels. California ground squirrel consuming freshly hunted adult California ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. List of mammals of Nunavut - Wikipedia

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    Nunavut has several species of mammals (ᐱᓱᒃᑎ, pisukti), [1] of which the Inuit found use for almost all. The larger animals such as the caribou would be eaten, with the skin used for tents and clothing and the sinew used for thread.