Eastern Chipmunk

Description:

This chipmunk was incredibly curious and also equally frightened of me. It was hiding underneath a hollowed out tree, and every now and then it would run out from under the tree, watch me, and then retreat to the safety of its tree fortress where it would alternate between peaking at me and hiding.

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.

Habitat:

Hiding under a hollowed out tree in a deciduous forest.

Notes:

The common name "chipmunk" comes from an Ottawa word, "ajidamoonh", which means "one who descends trees headlong".