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Curious cascade golden mantled ground squirrel he just couldn't resist stopping for a chat Callospermophilus saturatus,Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel Click/tap to enlarge

Curious cascade golden mantled ground squirrel

he just couldn't resist stopping for a chat

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Still so strange for me to see, these outgoing squirrels. In the Netherlands and perhaps most of Europe, wild ones are very shy and not often seen. Posted 8 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
      morpheme
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      I think these guys are naturally curious - this wasn't really a tourist overrun area where they probably get fed all of the time, so I don't think it's just habituation to humans. If you squeak at them they cannot contain themselves - they *have* to come close and look at you :p Posted 8 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        That's exactly what I mean, it seems the wild squirrels are curious and outgoing in the US, which is not something I'm used to. Posted 8 years ago

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The Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel

The Cascade golden-mantled ground squirrel is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in the Cascade Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada and the state of Washington, United States.

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Uploaded Jul 25, 2017. Captured Jul 23, 2017 15:44.
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  • f/6.8
  • 1/125s
  • ISO640
  • 295.4mm