Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, close view, on Sulphur Mountain, Banff

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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, close view, on Sulphur Mountain, Banff - Squirrel
Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (August 2014)

The Ground Squirrels were very tame at the top of Sulphur Mountain which was reached by taking the Banff Gondola. They approached very closely looking for food from tourists.

For more information on this species of Ground Squirrel see the following links:
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel / Wikipedia
Spermophilus lateralis / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, Sulphur Mountain, Banff, Canada

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