{"id":132,"date":"2021-04-21T03:05:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T03:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosecanyongarden.wordpress.com\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2021-05-06T01:26:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T01:26:41","slug":"california-ground-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/california-ground-squirrel\/","title":{"rendered":"California Ground Squirrel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1218\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/unnamed-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo taken in Rose Canyon \u00a9 Karen Straus\/San Diego Audubon Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-5 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-7 column2-desktop-grid__start-6 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Facts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>California ground squirrels are not just found in California. In fact, they are found across most of the West Coast of the USA.<\/li><li>One surprising snack that ground squirrels enjoy is bird eggs.<\/li><li>Vacant ground squirrel burrows are used by other animals like snakes and rodents.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p>These young ground squirrels are probably out looking for food. Ground squirrels eat mostly plants: roots, leaves, stems, flowers, fruits, berries, seeds, and acorns. They also eat beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, and caterpillars. They use their cheek pouches to carry food to store in their burrows. Several squirrels may share a honeycomb of tunnels, but each has its own entrance. If you walk past, you may hear their alarm call: a repeated high-pitched \u201cclink.\u201d They are easily alarmed since so many animals eat them: hawks, raccoons, foxes, weasels, coyotes, bobcats, and snakes. Rattlesnakes prey on newborns, but adult ground squirrels are partially immune to rattlesnake venom, and mothers defend their babies, even throwing dirt at the snakes. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"California Ground Squirrels\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wgGp_Otwcfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Question:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">How do California ground squirrels defend against predators?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h3 id=\"at-1320\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Click here for the answer:<\/h3><div id=\"ac-1320\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">In the presence of hawks, weasels, and raccoons, squirrels will give off a high-pitched alarm call.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ground Squirrel by Gregory Barham\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1021466683&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=870&#038;maxwidth=580&#038;secret_token=s-x0uoRmkYsaI\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo taken in Rose Canyon \u00a9 Karen Straus\/San Diego Audubon Society Quick Facts: California ground squirrels are not just found in California. In fact, they are found across most of the West Coast of the USA. One surprising snack that ground squirrels enjoy is bird eggs. 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