Squirrel

SQUIRREL is a forest-dwelling member of the order Rodentia. There are 2 types: tree and ground-dwelling. Ground squirrels hibernate, but bushy-tailed tree species are active year-round. They are energetic little animals that often seem agitated; much of their noisy activity has to do with defending their feeding territories from interlopers. They have a varied summer diet of seeds, roots and insects; in winter they feed mainly on seeds from spruce cones. Food is hoarded assiduously by tree...

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