The least chipmunks are the smallest species of chipmunk. Their total length is between 16 to 25 cm and they weigh between 25 to 66 grams. They are active during the day, feeding on seeds, berries, nuts, fruits, and insects. If you had a chance to see them, you would have noticed they can be very agile. Being able to run up to 7.7 km/h when needed. And because of their size, they have a few predators; hawks, owls and members of the weasel family. Least chipmunks do not hibernate, instead during winter they go into a torpor state. Becoming less active, with reduced temperature and metabolic rate. Waking to eat cached food when needed. Mating takes place between March and May, gestation lasting 28 to 30 days. A single litter consists of 3 to 7 young, each one born hairless and blind and only 5 cm in length. If the female loses her litter soon after birth, sometimes they can breed again the same year. They can live two to three years in the wild and up to six years in captivity.
This one had no family concerns, as it was busy feeding on chokeberries along with a couple of robins and a thrush.
