Sorry to say to all you Dramatic Chipmunk fans (a random video on you tube) but the Dramatic Chipmunk is NOT a Chipmunk it is some sort of prairie dog I should know (Chipmunks are my second fave...
Chipmunks usually don't like another animals in their territory, so they make a noise that sound like '' chip chip chip'' and chase them away. That is how chipmunks got their name.