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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Gopher (Spermophilus Richardsonii)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of Spermophilius Richardsonii, more commonly known as the Gopher.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Richardson's Ground Squirrel

For Students 4th - 8th
Richardson's Ground Squirrels inhabit short grass prairie, and when prairie lands are cultivated, they are perfectly happy to eat grain and forage crop, so they are considered pests. Like other ground squirrels, they spend most of their...