Colour enhanced SEM of a chipmunk hair. Image width: 128 micrometres. Magnification: 781x if the image is printed 10 cm wide. Bar: 20 micrometres. Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of the family Sciuridae. All species of chipmunks are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk, which is found primarily in Asia. The genus name Tamias is Greek for treasurer , steward , or housekeeper , which refers to the animal's role in plant dispersal through their habit of collecting and storing food for winter use. Chipmunks play an important role as prey for various predatory mammals and birds but are also opportunistic predators themselves, particularly with regard to bird eggs and nestlings. They mostly cache their foods in a larder in their burrows and remain in their nests until spring, unlike some other species which make many small caches of food. Cheek pouches allow chipmunks to carry food items to their burrows for | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / SciMAT |
Taille de l’image : | 3232 px × 2420 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |