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OUTDOORS Alaska Science Forum One fall day in Interior Alaska, a lion stalked a ground squirrel that stood exposed on a hillside like a foot-long sandwich. The squirrel saw bending blades of grass, squeaked an alarm call, and then dived into its hole. It curled up in a grassy nest. A few months later, for reasons unknown, its heart stopped during hibernation.

Mummy ground squirrel tells of a different Alaska

 The nest and mummified remains of a ground squirrel that lived in Alaska about 20,000 years ago.
Photos Courtesy Of Ben Gaglioti
The nest and mummified remains of a ground squirrel that lived in Alaska about 20,000 years ago.
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