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OCR: Squirrels are daytime animals which feed chiefly on seeds, fruit, green vegetation and insects. Some, like Harris' antelope squirrel Ammospermophilus harrisii live in burrows in the arid desert and drink only rarely - they get most of their moisture from food sources. The white-tailed antelope squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus forages for food on the ground as well as in yucca and cactus plants - this species lives as far north as southern Oregon and Idaho and hibernates during winter in the northern part of its range.