Plenty of acorns, the fruit of the oak tree, has led to rising numbers of chipmunks in the Northeast United States. A large supply of acorns on the ground last winter provided food for chipmunks across New England as spring returned. Acorns and other nuts are a main part of the animal’s diet. They also eat insects, berries, and other kinds of fruit. The plentiful food supply kept the chipmunks well fed as they got busy reproducing and having families this spring. Now, the growth in the chipmunk population is causing problems in some areas, with people saying the animals are driving them nuts.
Title: Population Explosion of Chipmunks in US this Summer
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Population Explosion of Chipmunks in US this Summer' data-article-id='4933'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11979'>Plenty of acorns, the fruit of the oak tree, has led to rising numbers of chipmunks in the Northeast United States.</span> <span data-start-time='11979' data-end-time='25083'>A large supply of acorns on the ground last winter provided food for chipmunks across New England as spring returned.</span> <span data-start-time='25083' data-end-time='31271'>Acorns and other nuts are a main part of the animal’s diet.</span> <span data-start-time='31271' data-end-time='37917'>They also eat insects, berries, and other kinds of fruit.</span> <span data-start-time='37917' data-end-time='49854'>The plentiful food supply kept the chipmunks well fed as they got busy reproducing and having families this spring.</span> <span data-start-time='49854' data-end-time='63146'>Now, the growth in the chipmunk population is causing problems in some areas, with people saying the animals are driving them nuts.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' 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class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/hazelnuts.wav'><span>Hazelnuts</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15572 data-hint-location='37917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/when_do_chipmunks_give_birth.wav'>When do chipmunks give birth?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='spring'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/summer.wav'><span>summer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/winter.wav'><span>winter</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/fall.wav'><span>fall</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/spring.wav'><span>spring</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15573 data-hint-location='31271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/in_addition_to_acorns_chipmunks_also_eat__blank_.wav'>In addition to acorns, chipmunks also eat <span class='blank'>insects</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='insects'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/turtles.wav'><span>turtles</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/frogs.wav'><span>frogs</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4401/insects.wav'><span>insects</span></div><div class='choice' 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