Claim to fame: Thanks to Alvin and his animated brothers and Disney’s Chip and Dale, most of us have at least heard of these small, scurrying rodents. Although smaller than their cartoon ...

Looks like: Normally, these small rodents are grayish to reddish brown with a distinguishing yellowish-red patch on their rumps. They have a yellow underbelly, while their sides and back have five ...

The critter series: Each month, an Illinois animal making itself known in our yards, gardens and neighborhoods will be featured. Scroll down to post your own drawings, photos and videos and vote for ...

Chipmunks and woodchucks are entirely different rodent species, but they apparently speak the same language when it comes to alarm. Despite belonging to a different genus, eastern chipmunks take heed ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Working with the University of Southern Maine, Northwest State Community College researchers Lisa Aschemeier and Christine Maher have proven what might seem common sense; that some ...

Small, furry and cute, the Eastern chipmunk is a common woodland critter in the state and it may well be coming to a vegetable patch near you. Gardeners in Maine are trying anything they can think of ...

Chipmunks—with their puffy, food-filled cheeks—are arguably the cutest of all the rodents. But homeowners who've encountered the furry little critters know that they can be a total pain, burrowing ...

I visited my grandparent’s old place in New Hampshire this past weekend to tend to the flower gardens and lawn. The tranquility of a glorious early fall day was interrupted by the constant staccato ...

Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Remember those days when television was still in black and white and Chip & Dale were two furry rodent friends of Pluto? Let’s talk about chipmunks. The Eastern ...

For 50 years I have recorded in my nature notes when the first active eastern chipmunk appeared above ground in Carver County. Observations of that happening have come from our Waconia yard, Victoria, ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - We’ve seen them before, but haven’t necessarily seen them around eastern North Carolina. Chipmunks tend to live in the Western part of our state but now, NC Wildlife ...