Claim to fame: Thanks to Alvin and his animated brothers and Disney’s Chip and Dale, most of us have at least heard of these small, scurrying rodents. Although smaller than their cartoon ...

Looks like: Normally, these small rodents are grayish to reddish brown with a distinguishing yellowish-red patch on their rumps. They have a yellow underbelly, while their sides and back have five ...

For 50 years I have recorded in my nature notes when the first active eastern chipmunk appeared above ground in Carver County. Observations of that happening have come from our Waconia yard, Victoria, ...

The chipmunk isn’t known to range past Wake County, but it may have expanded its territory, the state says. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission photo A rare instance of an animal expanding its range is ...

We compared age- and sex-class structure between two populations of eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) occupying study plots within uncut (reference) and managed. (fragmented) forest sectors in ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A recent photo submitted to the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has biologists pondering if North Carolina chipmunks have now expanded to eastern parts of the state. Normally, ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - We’ve seen them before, but haven’t necessarily seen them around eastern North Carolina. Chipmunks tend to live in the Western part of our state but now, NC Wildlife ...

Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Remember those days when television was still in black and white and Chip & Dale were two furry rodent friends of Pluto? Let’s talk about chipmunks. The Eastern ...

We hypothesize that male and female eastern chipmunks compete for different resources during the breeding season. We predict that the availability of breeding opportunities is a major factor setting ...

A rare instance of an animal expanding its range is under investigation in North Carolina, and luckily it involves something that is both harmless and adorably cute: chipmunks. Eastern chipmunks are ...