Chipmunk Facts: Chipmunks
A Picture Book for Kids About Chipmunks
By Lisa Strattin
© 2013 Lisa Strattin
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APPEARANCE
There are 50 species of chipmunk, which are part of the rodent family.
As a close relative of the squirrel they have slight differences in
their appearance, but they usually are brown,reddish-orange or grey
in color with stripes running along their sides and back.

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外表
花栗鼠有50个种类,都属于啮齿类动物的一部分.由于都是松鼠的近亲,花栗鼠之间的外表也有细小的区别,但背上及两边的条纹颜色通常都是棕色,橘红色或灰色的

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Their bushy tail is nearly always white underneath it as well as their
belly, while their dark eyes are on the sides of their faces. Their
ears are very small but they have very acute hearing that alerts them
to predators. They are obsessed with cleanliness and that is why
you’ll almost always see them cleaning themselves when not eating or
searching for food.

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花栗鼠毛茸茸的尾巴下面通常是白色的,包括肚子下面也是,一双乌黑的眼睛长在脸部的两侧.花栗鼠的耳朵非常小但是听觉非常敏锐,以防范食肉动物.花栗鼠非常爱干净,这就是为什么你经常看到花栗鼠在没有在吃东西或搜寻食物的时候在清理自己的身体

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SIZE
The average chipmunk, depending on what type of chipmunk it is,usually is between 7.5 and 11 inches long. They usually weigh between 1.1 to 4.4 ounces. The tail itself is usually 3 to 5 inches long

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尺寸
花栗鼠的尺寸取决于种类,通常在7.5-11英寸之间,体重通常在1.1-4.4盎司之间,尾巴通常在3-5英寸之间

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LIFE SPAN/HABITAT
Nearly all of the chipmunk species live in North America,its best habitat, and they can even be found as far south as Mexico. You’ll usually find them in deserts, valleys, and northernforests. The northern forests where alpine and sequoia trees can provide them with plenty of protection seem to be their favorite spots which is why Russia is the only other place you will find them.

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寿命及栖息地
几乎所有的花栗鼠都生活在北美,那是最好的栖息地,在远至南方的墨西哥也能发现.你还能在沙漠,山谷及北方的森林里发现花栗鼠.在北方的森林里,阿尔卑斯山和红杉树给予了花栗鼠很好的保护,似乎成为了花栗鼠最喜欢住的地方.这也许就是为什么其他唯一能找到花栗鼠的地方就是俄罗斯了

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One of the most common, yet surprising places they tend to live are in flower/tree beds surrounded by small brick walls created by humans.Since North America has the kind of trees they habitat init’s a perfect spot for them to live, which is about 2 or 7years.

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If they aren’t in trees they usually build burrows in the ground where they like to sleep, using leaves they gather as a bed.

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如果不住树上,花栗鼠通常会在地面挖洞在里面睡觉,用自己收集的树叶作为床

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DIET
Chipmunks like to find their food just about anywhere,but they usually look for food where they can hide easy and given their speed at escaping they usually look in places like logs, rocks,trees and such. Since they go to bed as the sun goes down and come up right before the sun rises they are hunting food nearly all day, resting for only two hours a day when they need a nap. They use both paws to eat their food, which is usually nibbles and when they are done eating they clean their paws.

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食物
花栗鼠喜欢到处寻找食物,但是通常在便于隐蔽自己和方便逃跑的地方,比如原木,岩石或树上等等.由于花栗鼠通常随着太阳落山而就寝,太阳升起的时候起床,所以花栗鼠整天都在搜寻食物,需要小睡的时候就休息2小时.花栗鼠通常用双手吃东西,一点一点地咬,吃完后就会清理双手.