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。

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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。

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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。

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Ground squirrels scampered under the boardwalk part of the path, and our dog, Tigra strained at the leash.

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Arctic ground squirrels survive body temperatures as low as 27 degrees Fahrenheit without freezing, during their long hibernation in the permafrost.

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But it was a miserable place to stay, its attic full of manic squirrels, its floor a dull smear of ground-in soot and dirt, its walls impregnated with the oily emanations of ten thousand meals.

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