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A keystone species for the state’s grasslands, the California ground squirrel provides food and shelter to numerous other species. Golden eagles, coyotes, and rattlesnakes depend on squirrels for food, while rare amphibians like the California tiger salamander spend most of their lives in the squirrels’ burrows.
Illustration by Tim Gunther.
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