SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado – Spying a chipmunk may not be the most exciting of wildlife sightings in Summit County. Nevertheless, the endearing little striped rodents are some of the easiest fauna to ...

At a picnic area or campsite, you might see what appears to be a giant chipmunk but in fact is a golden-mantled ground squirrel. Both chipmunks and these ground squirrels are omnivores that eat plants ...

Chipmunks and other rodents’ light stripes are painted with a recycled brush, a new study suggests. A protein previously known to guide facial development was repurposed at least twice during ...

ERIN, Wis. – Every golf course has its own set of wildlife for players and fans to admire. Down south, it's usually alligators. At the Olympics last year, it was Capybaras. At the 2017 U.S. Open? Well ...

Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world’s only daily column that says “Damn you, ground squirrels! Why do you torment us so???” OK, here’s the deal: A couple of years ago we put a photo in ...

The African striped mouse serves as a convenient system in which to study striping. CREDIT: MARIAN OLIVER / iNATURALIST The African striped mouse also seems to rely on Wnt and Dkk proteins, as well as ...

Hoekstra is interested in how pigment patterns—like stripes—confer fitness advantages for mammals, as well as how these patterns evolved. Unlike lab mice, both African mice and chipmunks are active ...

ERIN, Wis. - Every golf course has its own set of wildlife for players and fans to admire. Down south, it's usually alligators. At the Olympics last year, it was Capybaras. At the 2017 U.S. Open? Well ...