. Control of field rodents in California. Rodents; Mammals; Rodents. Fig. 1. California ground squirrels. Head-and-body length 91/2 to 11 inches, tail 6 to 8 inches. Above, Beechey ground squirrel; below, Douglas ground squirrel. HABITS Ground squirrels are ground-living; they find most of their food on the sur- face of flat country, hillsides, or embank- ments. Some kinds can climb trees, however, and may reduce yields from fruit or nut trees. Some live in open forest, scattered chaparral, or rock piles, but sel- dom in heavy growths of forest or brush. They are fair-weather animals, active b
. Control of field rodents in California. Rodents; Mammals; Rodents. Fig. 1. California ground squirrels. Head-and-body length 91/2 to 11 inches, tail 6 to 8 inches. Above, Beechey ground squirrel; below, Douglas ground squirrel. HABITS Ground squirrels are ground-living; they find most of their food on the sur- face of flat country, hillsides, or embank- ments. Some kinds can climb trees, however, and may reduce yields from fruit or nut trees. Some live in open forest, scattered chaparral, or rock piles, but sel- dom in heavy growths of forest or brush. They are fair-weather animals, active by day in the warmer season of the year and on the warm days in winter. Burrows All species of ground squirrels dig bur- rows, which they use for safety retreats, for shelter during very hot or rainy weather and during hibernation, for oc- casional storage of food, and for the rear- ing of young. Burrows are made in flat lands, in hillsides or among rocks, and [in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Storer, Tracy I. (Tracy Irwin), 1889-1973. Berkeley, Calif. : College of Agriculture, University of California
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