Chipmunk Tasmias striatus striatus 



They are friendly creatures and even the wild form 

 can be cultivated by overtures which are not too ag- 

 gressive. They are usually seen in rocky places where 

 they intelligently place the entrances to their under- 

 ground burrows under stones or in other concealed 

 places. Unlike the ground-hog, the chipmunk is very 

 careful not to advertise the location of its home by 

 heaping mounds of earth around its doorway, or by 

 establishing beaten paths which lead directly to it. The 

 exterior of the home shows a single tunnel, but a short 

 distance from the surface of the ground, there may be 

 several channels running in various directions and, like 

 the wood-chuck, the animal is careful to provide 

 more than one exit for escape, in case of necessity. 

 Sometimes the original opening is closed and one of the 

 exits is transformed into a "front door." Just how the 

 animal disposes of the dirt, which is removed in the 

 making of its home, is still a matter of uncertainty, but 



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