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30-07-2009, 11:18 AM
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My Granfer used to rail at "them thunderin' Roman Rabbits", "Thumpin' foreign rubbish", but then he was a touch old-fashioned! 
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30-07-2009, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bornwild  I saw lots of chipmunks in fuerteventura a few years back cute things living in rocks near thebeach people taking pics they were very tame
but i daubt they will be very good or welcome over here as they have an omnivorous diet consisting of grain, nuts, birds' eggs, small frogs, fungi, worms, and insects  | They are actually Barbary ground squirrels on Fuerteventura and most of the other Canary Islands
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30-07-2009, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ron1863 I like Chipmunks. What habitats do they live in and what do they eat and could they survive our climate? | They live in the forests of Siberia so can easily deal with our climate.
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30-07-2009, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Ciderpuss donkeys years ago a young cat I had at the time brought me home a rather dead chipmunk, never did find out where it came from! |
There are already some small groups of escaped chipmunks in the UK.
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01-08-2009, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bornwild | They are also mistaken, there are no chipmunks on the Canary islands, they are barbary ground squirrels. Take a look at the head there are no stripes on it, siberian chipmunks have stripes on the head. The tails are also different.
Compare the two pics side by side and you will see the differences
here is the chipmunk one use the link above for thquirrel Siberian Chipmunk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They are clearly different.
Some discussion here 'chipmunk', barbary ground squirrel. - Thames Valley Bird Forum
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04-08-2009, 04:24 PM
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According to the Atlas of European Mammals, Barbary Ground Squirrel introduced to Fuerteventura as a single mating pair in 1965. Initial rapid population growth resulted in 200,000 or more individuals, followed by considerable reduction in numbers. "Does not seem to provoke any serious economic or ecological damage."
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