I-chipmunk iyigundane. Yaziwa futhi ngamagama athi chipmunk noma i-chipmunk. Ama-chipmunk amaningi atholakala eNyakatho Melika.
Banejazi elimpunga-nsundu noma elibomvu ngokunsundu. Wonke ama-chipmunk anemigqa emihlanu eqondile emnyama ukusuka ekhaleni ukuya emuva. Umzimba nomsila ndawonye kuphakathi kuka-15 no-25 amasentimitha ubude. Ama-chipmunk amakhulu anesisindo esingamagremu angu-130, okwenza abe nzima njenge-smartphone. Ama-chipmunk ahlobene nezingwejeje esizazi zase-Europe.
I-chipmunk iyasebenza emini futhi iqoqa ukudla kwasebusika. Ikhetha ukuqoqa amantongomane, kodwa imbewu, izithelo, nezinambuzane nazo ziqoqwa njengempahla yasebusika.
Ebusuku nangesikhathi sokulala, i-chipmunk ilala emgodini wayo. Lezi zinhlelo zomhubhe ongaphansi komhlaba zingaba ngaphezu kwamamitha amathathu ubude. Lokho kucishe kube yikharavani.
Ama-chipmunk yizilwane ezihlanzekile kakhulu. Bahlala begcina indawo yabo yokulala ihlanzekile. Bazimbela imihubhe yemfucuza kanye nendle.
Ama-chipmunk ayizidalwa ezihlala zodwa futhi azovikela umgodi wawo kwamanye ama-chipmunk. Amaduna nezinsikazi zihlangana kuphela ngesikhathi sokukhwelana. Abancane abafika kwabahlanu bazalwa ngemva kwesikhathi esiphezulu sokumitha esiyinyanga eyodwa.
Izitha zemvelo ze-chipmunk yizinyoni ezidla inyama, izinyoka nama-raccoon. Endle, i-chipmunk ayiphili iminyaka engaphezu kwemithathu. Ekuthunjweni, ingaphila futhi iminyaka eyishumi. Bekungekho emthethweni eJalimane ukugcina ama-chipmunk njengezilwane ezifuywayo kusukela ngo-2016.