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Often there is more than one opening in a burrow system. Ground squirrels live in colonies that can include several dozen animals in a complex of burrows. More than one squirrel can live in a burrow. Ground squirrels are active during the day, mainly from midmorning through late afternoon, especially on warm, sunny days. Ground squirrels have two periods of dormancy during the year.
Adults hibernate for 7-9 months, juvenile females for 6-7 months, and juvenile males for 4-5 months. During torpor, a ground squirrel's body temperature drops to that of the surrounding soil. By late winter, body temperature may fall as low at 0 C during torpor bouts. member of the squirrel family in the order Rodentia, Richardson's ground squirrels make their home in the northern plains of North America. They are diurnal, obligate hibernators that live out most of their lives in underground burrows.