Columbian Ground Squirrel – Sounding Off

Columbian Ground Squirrel

Sounding Off

From an article by The American Society of Mammalogists, scientists have observed that the Columbian Ground Squirrel has quite a repertoire of vocalizations … even giving different calls for threats from the sky versus a danger approaching overland. The rate at which the alarm is delivered may also indicate the severity of the peril. Here, ‘Squeaky Squirrel’ is caught sounding off.

~ Anecdote and Columbian Ground Squirrel capture, Sound Off © Jerry L. Ferrara