Friday, January 19, 2024

January 19, 2024

I am an Arctic Ground Squirrel
I store food in my little chubby cheeks
I need to put on weight
So I can hibernate
While it's cold, snowy and dark for weeks.

Location: Juneau, AK

Date photo taken: Early August, 2012

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Spermophilus_parryii/

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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