Chipmunk Showdown

So, although chipmunks will sleep for days at a time in winter to save energy, when they wake, they need food to stay alive. Luckily, thanks to that hard shell, nuts store pretty well. So, they gather nuts throughout autumn and stock-pile them. Chipmunks make hundreds of trips backwards and forwards to their pantry. It takes a lot of time and energy. Flexible cheek pouches make the task slightly easier - - fitting in up to seven nuts at a time. But there is a problem - other chipmunks that want to steal your stash. A horde must be defended even if it means fighting for it. With the thief chased away, the precious stock-pile is safe. It's everything a chipmunk needs to get through the winter.

Channel: Nature on PBS

Views: 235,903

Keywords: pbs, episode preview, nature, episode trailer, animals, wild animals, natural world, nature documentaries, film, television, public television, Squirrels, chipmunks, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, tree squirrels, arctic squirrel, flying squirrel, red squirrel, grey squirrel, fox squirrel, Malabar giant squirrel

Id: 2W5IBgGCluo

Length: 2min 31sec (151 seconds)

Published: Mon Nov 05 2018