Thirteen-lined ground squirrel

Photo By/Credit

Smith, Grayson/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
07/01/2019
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Thirteen-lined ground squirrels are diurnal and most active at midday and on warm sunny days. They dig shallow blind-end emergency burrows as well as complex deeper underground burrows for nesting and hibernation.
Subject tags
Wildlife
Mammals