Chipmunks are rodents that live in forests, open woodlands, and brushy areas in North America and Asia. There are about 17 different species of chipmunks. Chipmunks hibernate during the cold winter months. These small mammals have a life span of about 2 to 3 years in the wild. These burrows often have more than one entrance and have extra chambers in which chipmunks store their extensive winter food.
Some chipmunks make nests in logs or in bushes.
Chipmunks have cheek pouches in which they carry food to store in their burrows. Chipmunks eat seeds, nuts, grains, and fruit. They also occasionally eat insects. Chipmunks are hunted by many animals, including weasels, hawks, snakes, foxes, and house cats . Without our visitors' support, Enchanted Learning would soon be off-line.