At a picnic area or campsite, you might see what appears to be a giant chipmunk but in fact is a golden-mantled ground squirrel. Both chipmunks and these ground squirrels are omnivores that eat plants ...

Chipmunks are squirrels. That’s a surprise to a lot of people, but it’s not a surprise to hardcore squirrel fans. We know not only that chipmunks are squirrels but that groundhogs are, too. The ...