Monday, May 21, 2012

Idyllwild Fauna

Merriam's chipmunk is a diurnal animal witch means that it is out during the day instead of the night. How you can tell a Merriam's chipmunk from a different type of chipmunk is that a Merriam's chipmunk has a stripe across it's eye and the ear tips are rounded but still have a point. Merriam chipmunks are omnivorous witch mean that they eat both plants and animals the primary diet of a chipmunk is grain, bird eggs,nuts, peanuts, worms, fungi,and insects.

Merriam's Chipmunk: Tamias Merriami

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