Watching squirrels and chipmunks can be fun until they start tearing up your landscaping. Fortunately, there are gentle ways ...

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From Alvin and the Chipmunks to Disney’s Chip and Dale, cartoonists have characterized chipmunks as one of nature’s most lovable rodents. Here are 11 illuminating facts about what their real-life ...

Many people mistake them for baby squirrels - but they're actually much different. Chipmunks have distinctive reddish brown fur, a black stripe down the center of their backs and a set of two black ...

For more than 60 years, the dulcet, high-speed tones of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore Seville have resonated with generations of fans. Alvin and the Chipmunks have made records, starred in numerous ...

Sidney Stevens is a writer and editor for magazines, websites, and books, with a focus on health and environmental issues. Chipmunks are as cute as can be, with their enchanting eyes, bushy tails, ...

Backyard birders, gardeners and others across Pennsylvania have been wondering if it’s just them or have others noticed a marked uptick in chipmunk and squirrel activity this year. Well, it’s not just ...

Most of us can agree that chipmunks are adorable. From the chirping sound they make to their fat, puffy cheeks and feather boa-like tails, who doesn’t love watching these furry little critters ...

Chipmunks and woodchucks are entirely different rodent species, but they apparently speak the same language when it comes to alarm. Despite belonging to a different genus, eastern chipmunks take heed ...

Even before Thanksgiving, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Brenda Lee were reborn for the holiday season, with classic songs of theirs — "White Christmas," "The Christmas Song," "Rockin' Around the ...

"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" by Alvin & The Chipmunks and David Seville hit the No.1 spot on Billboard's Hot ...