CHIPMUNKS AND THE PRINCIPLE OF PRIVACY
One of the many joys of summer beside a forest-encircled lake is that unlike every moment of every day in “normal” life, your privacy is respected. The welcome exception is a chipmunk, who appears, unbidden and insistent, for a handout of nuts. When cheek pouches are on the point of bursting , he/she (gender assignment is nigh on impossible with chippies) darts off to store them deep in a hidden den.… Read the rest