05-31-2011, 07:02 AM
(05-30-2011, 10:32 PM)Crone Wrote: What's the difference between chipmunks and squirrels? I always called the little bushy tailed critters chipmunks, until I moved to New York. Everyone teased me for calling squirrels chipmunks. Guess I should do a Google, eh?
It's a fairly arcane difference. Chipmunks are small members of the squirrel family, that carry food in pouches in their mouth. I used to have it figured out which species I have here, but that's been years ago and I've forgot, or I'd post a picture. I think chipmunks are "cuter", probably because they're so much smaller than most squirrels I see, but that's surely subjective, too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipmunk