Chipmunk

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Chipmunk

• By
• Makayla Schmidt
• October 2008

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Classification System

• Kingdomanimalia
• Phylum Chordata
• Class Mammalia
• Order Rodentia
• Family Sciuridae
•  Genus Tamias
• Speciesstriatlls

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Habitat

• North America
• Northern Asia
• Food /shelter available

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Shelter

• Burrow
• Underground
• Dig underground

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Diet

• Flower seeds
• Sunflower seeds
• They get it for the Bird feeders and flower
• Young Eats
• Oak bark, Licks bricks, Grass, Milk, and Nursing
• Fruit
• Worms
• Nuts
• Seeds
• Snails
• Mushrooms and Insects
• Strong hind legs dig through dirt for food

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Adaptations

• Have a enemies hide out downspout
• Feet make burrow
• Eyes,ears,nose tell danger
• Sharp front teeth
• Hibernate cold

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Fun and Unusual Facts

• Eat beetle headfirst one bite at a time
• Babies size bumblebee
• Live 2 or 3 years
• Predator hawks
• Got name from chip chip sound it make
• Dont cut down trees

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Works Cited

• Adams, Clark E. Chipmunk. World Book. 2006.
  2006.
• Bastian, Lois B. Chipmunk Family. New York
  Franklin Watts, 2000.
• NatureWorks. Update N/A. New Hampshire Public
  Television. 30 Sept. 2008 lthttp//www.nhptv.org/n
  atureworks/nw4.htmgt