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Ric hard son's gro und squ ir rels li ve in the
                                                    wes tern pla ins of North Ame ri ca. The ir ho me
                                                    usu ally ta kes the form of a ma ze-li ke bur row
                                                    with one ma in
                                                    ent ran ce and several emer gency exits. Yo ung
                                                    ma le squ ir rels tra vel 9.6 ki lo me ters (6 mi les)
                                                    in 72 ho urs—a very gre at dis tan ce when the
                                                    squ ir rel's size is taken in to ac count.



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