Arctic Ground Squirrel - Food Habits

Food Habits

This squirrel feeds on grasses, sedges, mushrooms, bog rushes, bilberries, willows, roots, stalks, leaves, flowers, and seeds. Sometimes this squirrel carries food back to its den in its cheeks.

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