They are large ground squirrels, about the size of an average house cat.
它们是大型的地松鼠，大约是一只普通家猫的大小。
For most of the daylight hours, the wildlife of the place-coyotes, ground squirrels, lizards, road-runners-seek rare, small spots of shade.
日照的大部分时间里，此地的野生动物———丛林狼、地松鼠、蜥蜴以及走鹃———纷纷寻觅着稀罕且又狭小的乘凉之所。
Prairie dogs, unlike many ground squirrels, live together in big burrows on the western prairies.
草原犬鼠和许多地松鼠不一样，群居在西部大草原的大地洞中。
During long severe winters some animals, such as badgers, ground squirrels, and some insects, hibernate.
在漫漫寒冬里，有些动物，例如獾，地鼠和一些昆虫会冬眠。
Sometimes the boys would rout out little ground squirrels and chase them into the bush.
这些男孩子有时候会轰赶出一些小松鼠，追逐它们，直至它们逃进树丛。
It is common to see chipmunks, ground squirrels, and various species of birds gathering around camp kitchens.
通常，能见到花栗鼠、地松鼠和其他一些鸟类围在营地厨房旁边。
Ground squirrels usually live in burrows.
地松鼠通常住在地洞里。
Ground squirrels are normally active by day and sleep at night.
地松鼠一般白天活跃晚上睡觉。
Ground squirrels live in burrows, instead of in the trees like other squirrels.
地松鼠不象其他的松鼠生活在树上，而是住在地洞里。
Ground squirrels, for example, use alarm signals when a predator is lurking nearby, not only to warn their peers, but also to make it known to the attacker its cover is blown.
例如，地松鼠发现捕食者在附近潜伏时会发出报警，不仅是为了警示它们的伙伴，而且还让攻击者知道自己的隐蔽已是枉然。
Ground squirrels, for example, use alarm signals when a predator is lurking nearby, not only to warn their peers, but also to make it known to the attacker its cover is blown.
例如，地松鼠发现捕食者在附近潜伏时会发出报警，不仅是为了警示它们的伙伴，而且还让攻击者知道自己的隐蔽已是枉然。
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