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Where have all the peanuts gone

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Long time passing Where have all the peanuts gone? Long time ago Where have all the peanuts gone? Young chipmunks have eaten them everyone Oh, when will thye ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Apologies to Peter,Paul and Mary who recorded the real song. He seems to be telling us that the peanut feeder is empty and his cheeks are empty as well. Master peanut theifs one and all. Tamius striatus Average life span - Often less than 1 year, but can reach 5 years. Their front feet have four toes and the back ones have five toes.

Explosion imminent.

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If he stuffs much more into those cheek pouches he gonna explode. This chipmunk was helping himself to the corn we put out for ground feeding birds. He was being greedy and was trying to eat the entire pile by himself. Tamius striatus During winter, chipmunks mostly stay in their burrows. They wake up every few days or weeks to snack from their stored food. That means they don't hibernate.