Keyword: Ground squirrel
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A hibernating golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) at the hibernation study lab of Dr. Greg Florant at Colorado State University.
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A Uinta ground squirrel (Urocitellus armatus) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah.
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A Uinta ground squirrel (Urocitellus armatus) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah.
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A Uinta ground squirrel (Urocitellus armatus) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah.
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A Uinta ground squirrel (Urocitellus armatus) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah.
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Uinta ground squirrel near Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
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Harrison’s antelope ground squirrel (Ammospermophilus harrisii).
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Spotted ground squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) at The Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.
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Spotted ground squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) at The Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.
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Spotted ground squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) at The Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.
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Spotted ground squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) at The Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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Hibernating Arctic ground squirrels (Spermopilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This animal is the grand champion of all hibernators. It’s the only mammal that can drop its body temperature to below freezing. They hibernate for seven months. Females go in first, in August. Males follow a month later. They come out again to feed on tundra plants in May. Biologists at UAF have been studying the animal for 20 years, but still can’t figure out how this animal maintains a flat body temperature for all those months just above freezing. “You could put people into hibernation for space trips if you could understand it better,” said Franziska ‘Fran’ Kohl, one of the biologists here. “They also show symptoms of Alzheimers during hibernation.” She added that traumatic head injuries heal when in hibernation, another thing scientists are trying to figure out.
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Hibernating Arctic ground squirrels (Spermopilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This animal is the grand champion of all hibernators. It’s the only mammal that can drop its body temperature to below freezing. They hibernate for seven months. Females go in first, in August. Males follow a month later. They come out again to feed on tundra plants in May. Biologists at UAF have been studying the animal for 20 years, but still can’t figure out how this animal maintains a flat body temperature for all those months just above freezing. “You could put people into hibernation for space trips if you could understand it better,” said Franziska ‘Fran’ Kohl, one of the biologists here. “They also show symptoms of Alzheimers during hibernation.” She added that traumatic head injuries heal when in hibernation, another thing scientists are trying to figure out.
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Hibernating Arctic ground squirrels (Spermopilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This animal is the grand champion of all hibernators. It’s the only mammal that can drop its body temperature to below freezing. They hibernate for seven months. Females go in first, in August. Males follow a month later. They come out again to feed on tundra plants in May. Biologists at UAF have been studying the animal for 20 years, but still can’t figure out how this animal maintains a flat body temperature for all those months just above freezing. “You could put people into hibernation for space trips if you could understand it better,” said Franziska ‘Fran’ Kohl, one of the biologists here. “They also show symptoms of Alzheimers during hibernation.” She added that traumatic head injuries heal when in hibernation, another thing scientists are trying to figure out.
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Hibernating Arctic ground squirrels (Spermopilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This animal is the grand champion of all hibernators. It’s the only mammal that can drop its body temperature to below freezing. They hibernate for seven months. Females go in first, in August. Males follow a month later. They come out again to feed on tundra plants in May. Biologists at UAF have been studying the animal for 20 years, but still can’t figure out how this animal maintains a flat body temperature for all those months just above freezing. “You could put people into hibernation for space trips if you could understand it better,” said Franziska ‘Fran’ Kohl, one of the biologists here. “They also show symptoms of Alzheimers during hibernation.” She added that traumatic head injuries heal when in hibernation, another thing scientists are trying to figure out.
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Portrait of a hibernating Arctic ground squirrel (Spermopilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This animal is the grand champion of all hibernators. It’s the only mammal that can drop its body temperature to below freezing. They hibernate for seven months. Females go in first, in August. Males follow a month later. They come out again to feed on tundra plants in May. Biologists at UAF have been studying the animal for 20 years, but still can’t figure out how this animal maintains a flat body temperature for all those months just above freezing. “You could put people into hibernation for space trips if you could understand it better,” said Franziska ‘Fran’ Kohl, one of the biologists here. “They also show symptoms of Alzheimers during hibernation.” She added that traumatic head injuries heal when in hibernation, another thing scientists are trying to figure out.
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Portrait of a hibernating Arctic ground squirrel (Spermopilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This animal is the grand champion of all hibernators. It’s the only mammal that can drop its body temperature to below freezing. They hibernate for seven months. Females go in first, in August. Males follow a month later. They come out again to feed on tundra plants in May. Biologists at UAF have been studying the animal for 20 years, but still can’t figure out how this animal maintains a flat body temperature for all those months just above freezing. “You could put people into hibernation for space trips if you could understand it better,” said Franziska ‘Fran’ Kohl, one of the biologists here. “They also show symptoms of Alzheimers during hibernation.” She added that traumatic head injuries heal when in hibernation, another thing scientists are trying to figure out.
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Portrait of a hibernating Arctic ground squirrel (Spermopilus parryii) at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. This animal is the grand champion of all hibernators. It’s the only mammal that can drop its body temperature to below freezing. They hibernate for seven months. Females go in first, in August. Males follow a month later. They come out again to feed on tundra plants in May. Biologists at UAF have been studying the animal for 20 years, but still can’t figure out how this animal maintains a flat body temperature for all those months just above freezing. “You could put people into hibernation for space trips if you could understand it better,” said Franziska ‘Fran’ Kohl, one of the biologists here. “They also show symptoms of Alzheimers during hibernation.” She added that traumatic head injuries heal when in hibernation, another thing scientists are trying to figure out.
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A ground squirrel in Wisconsin.
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A 13-lined ground squirrel at the Omaha Zoo.
