Chipmunk Reproduction - Anatomy & Physiology

BACK TO REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM BACK TO SMALL DOMESTIC MAMMALS

• Male
• Female

Female

• Bicornate uterus
  • Short uterine body
  • Single cervix

• Seasonally polyoestrous* Spontaneous ovulators
• Breeding season March-September
• Oestrus lasts three days
• Advertises willingness to mate with persistent chipping noise on the second day.

• 4 pairs of teats