Eastern Chipmunk

Eastern Chipmunk. Found in eastern North America. Has light stripes above and below its eyes and it has pouched cheeks made of stretchy skin so the chipmunk can stuff them with food. They have four toes on the front feet and five toes on the back feet. Eastern chipmunks are at home in forests where there are plenty of hiding spots--under rocks or fallen trees. They eat fruit, seeds and mushrooms, sometimes bird eggs and earthworms. Each chipmunk builds a burrow where it may live up to several years. Female and male same.