Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrels Ready for Long Nap

As the October Days of Autumn arrive, Thirteen lined Ground Squirrels are readying for six months of hibernation till the Spring of 2014.  See them in action in this Wild Ohio video.

http://vimeo.com/4727158

Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel - Spermophilus tridecemlineatus

http://www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=341

ODNR - Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel Information

https://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/species_a_to_z/SpeciesGuideIndex/thirteenlinedgroundsquirrel/tabid/6941/Default.aspx

Ohio Birds and Biodiversity - April 17, 2009

http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2009/04/thirteen-lined-ground-squirrel.html

The Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrel - Exploiting New Opportunities

http://www.crawfordparkdistrict.org/Warren_s_Artical.pdf