At Lunch: Sat awhile under the Cottonwoods at Ozone Beach...Ouzels, Robin, Acorn Woodpecker, Bats, and Pygmy Owl call!, which was very cool...sunny blueblue warm...regarding why Ground Squirrels are so fat in the Fall...it's going to take awhile before I buttonhole someone hereabout who might know, but I did a web search, 'why are Ground Squirrels so fat...'...and it brought up some things of interest...Belding Ground Squirrels in Alaska put on muscle mass to prepare for the cold Winter, fat too, but the muscle metabilizes in a certain way to provide warmth to the Heart....Squirrels put on fat regardless of how much they eat, it's all time related, so even if they are not eating much, they still put on fat in the Fall....hmmph...I've never seen a Ground Squirrel not eating much!...and this: Male Ground Squirrels successful in battles with other Males, and with mating with Females, grow bigger....I think that may be common to a lot of species...and there were more things, a search of Ground Squirrel in general turns up a lot a things!
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