by Carl Wolf- Outdoors Correspondent
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Looking for a housekeeper? Look no further than your local forest. There you will find Tamias which is the Greek name for housekeeper or treasurer. Yep, chipmunks are found in the taxonomic group called Tamias because they are little collectors and storers of food for winter use just like grandma used to do. The common name originally may have been spelled “chitmunk,” referring to the sounds they make. They are also referred to as read more
