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Tamias striatus
Cute, little critter with reddish-brown fur on its upper body and five dark brown stripes, which contrasted with light brown stripes along its back, ending in a dark tail. It had lighter fur on the lower part of its body, and a tawny stripe that ran from its whiskers to below its ears with lighter stripes over and under its eyes.
Spotted under a tree root in a deciduous forest. There were tons of them running around and watching me!
The common name "chipmunk" comes from an Ottawa word, "ajidamoonh", which means "one who descends trees headlong".
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