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Siberian Chipmunk
Nym came to us after being a classroom pet for a while. Nym didn't really enjoy living in a classroom, so her mom decided she would help educate children better if she did it "part time" with us, and lived the rest of the time here, in relative quiet.
Nym is a Siberian Chipmunk, which are smaller than our native chipmunks, about 4 inches in length, with a tail of similar length. Siberian chipmunks also are lighter in color and have 5 stripes, alternating in color rather than the 4 that our native chipmunks have.
Read more below the pictures:
Native Americans teach that chipmunks teach us the art of observation and appropriate movement, to see beyond the obvious.
In The Wild
Classification: |
Rodent |
Native Region: |
Scandinavia, Western Russia and Asia |
Diet: |
Chipmunks are omnivores. In the wild they eat vegetables, conifer seeds, nuts, buds off trees, shrubs, mushrooms, berries, field crops, wheat, oats, insects, young birds and lizards. |
Behavior: |
Siberian Chipmunks are diurnal, meaning that, like us, they are awake during the day. |
Social Structure: |
Siberian chipmunks are social creatures. Scientists have found relationships between one lodge and another, indicating a social structure. |
Interesting Facts: |
Siberian chipmunks are excellent tree climbers, but live mostly on the ground. Preferring to build their lodges under trees. They bury their food under the ground and do hibernate in the winter. |