From Alvin and the Chipmunks to Disney’s Chip and Dale, cartoonists have characterized chipmunks as one of nature’s most lovable rodents. Here are 11 illuminating facts about what their real-life ...

In the years since an aspiring small-time actor named Ross Bagdasarian bought a variable-speed tape recorder and sang “The Chipmunk Song” into its embedded microphone in 1958, his mischief-making ...

If you have ever hiked in central or western Virginia you have probably encountered one of our more interesting and entertaining mammals, the eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus). The Latin name means ...

This sweetie sounds more like a chipmunk and kitten rolling around a field of daises than a dog Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

With “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” I fear the furry singing sensations may have finally run completely aground. If only they were truly stranded on that desert island… Though the franchise ...

A scene from "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip." Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation In “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip,” three talking critters sing, dance and tell jokes, and I ...

Three chipmunks are good. They were quite successful in 2007 and launched a renewal of plush chipmunk sales around the world. Why not add some female love-interest to sweeten the pot in the sequel? In ...

iTunes can be such a harsh judge and jury...witness this random sampling of user comments on Prince's new single, "F.U.N.K.": "Seriously what is this? This isn't Prince. It sounds like someone on ...