Columbian Ground Squirrel - Gathering grass in

Columbian Ground Squirrel - Gathering grass in mouth to store in nest (Spermophilus columbianus). Montana, USA. Hibernates seven to eight months of the year-Eats grasses-plant stems and leaves-seeds-bulbs and tubers-insects-birds and other small vertebrates-Found in eastern Oregon and Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana as well as in eastern British Columbia and western Alberta in Canada-Lives in open alpine meadows- dry grasslands and brushy areas

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