After it finished nomming down the first offering, we lured the chipmunk back to where we were sitting with a trail of crumbs. Naturally, our instinct was to try it again. This was striking: A wild chipmunk acting with the same mannerisms as pets that have been around people their entire lives. Like hamsters, rats, and guinea pigs, the chipmunk snatched the food and scurried away to nibble on it a few feet out of reach. The action was not unlike how domesticated rodents act. The chipmunk, showing an uncharacteristic amount of cojones for the species, scampered over and snatched the bread out of my roommate's outstretched hand. Against better judgment, I told my roommate to hold out a chunk of sandwich. This rotund rodent was nearly twice the size of his companion, and its intention was obvious: it smelled the sandwich, and it wanted a bite. Two of the striped critters seemed particularly fearless, and I watched as the larger one edged closer to my roommate, who was still obliviously munching on his sandwich. Birds fluttered around our heads, and chipmunks scampered over the rocks.
in a chipmunk.Īfter heaving myself up the mountain and coming to terms with the deplorable condition of my fitness level, my roommate and I stopped to eat lunch at the top of the stony peak. In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin wrote, “.The more intelligent members within the same community will succeed better in the long run than the inferior.” While Darwin was talking about the evolution of man, a recent hike up Storm Castle Peak showed that same principle at work.
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