This cute little creature is a Belding Ground Squirrel. Note the tiny short flat tail that keeps them from looking like their lower altitude family.
They live over 7000 feet in the eastern Sierras.
They live outside about 2 months of the year - July and August as best I can tell.
The other 10 months of the year, they hibernate, living off their body fat, and at some point during that time reproducing more of the clan.
The cafe where we ate breakfast feeds them.
It was fun to watch them and learn about them. A whole new camping experience.
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