Chickarees, or Douglas squirrels, live in northwest pine, spruce, and fir forests. To feed, they gnaw through the stems of green cones. The cones fall to the ground, and the squirrels climb down after them. They dig seeds from the cones, or they hide the cones away to save.
The chickaree's loud, chattering call is similar to that of the eastern red squirrel. Its coloring is reddish-brown on the underside, with upper parts rusty in winter, and in summer olive brown with a black line on the sides.
Offspring are born in June, usually five to a litter. By fall, the young can care for themselves.
Question
According to the passage, how does a chickaree get food?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
It digs seeds out of the ground and carries them up into its tree to eat.
2.
It chews cones off the trees and follows them to the ground to pick out the seeds.
3.
It waits for the cones to fall from a tree, then gathers them and stores them for winter.
4.
It steals cones from other animals who harvest them and digs the seeds out of the cones.