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Bubba cam attacked by California ground squirrel

July 4, 2009 by stephen-dreher

The lowly California ground squirrel, more closely related to the American prairie dog and woodchuck, not to tree squirrels. is admired at BFS. These mammals live in underground colonies, are quite social, stand upright when warning of predators, estivate during the rainy months and work like crazy to reproduce during a spring and early summer ritual.

In this bubba cam 3-shot burst, one of our heroes discovers our cam and, in a fit of bravado, overwhelms it.

Viva la California ground squirrel.

Posted in News, Sightings | Tagged California ground squirrel, Otospermophilus beecheyi | No Comments



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