Miss Marbles Story
Miss Marble was a little over a year old when she decided to move in here. She had post pregnancy signs such as floppy belly skin and...
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Dec, 2024
Feb 12
Are you feeding your squirrels wrong?
Are your squirrels, only eating nuts? Well, I'm afraid to say it but, yes, yes you are. Believe it or not, nuts are not a squirrels main...
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Sep 4, 2023
Squirrel Memory
So, how does a squirrel remember where they place all their nuts? They use, what is called a 'triangular positioning system'. TPS,...
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Sep 4, 2023
Squirrel Nests/Dreys
The wild squirrels can have up to 3 nests per squirrel. They usually store food, snacks and other treasures in one nest. The males also...
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Sep 4, 2023
Red vs Grey?
It's very common to think that the reds and greys are close related. As you can see, from this genetical species tree, they are actually...
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Sep 4, 2023
Sense of Smell
The red squirrel have a sense of smell, that's millions of times better than us simple humans. In comparison, it would be like if we only...
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Sep 4, 2023
Social Status/Hierarchy
Social status is above all else for the European Red Squirrels. They will avoid fights at all costs, to avoid injuries and damages that...
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Sep 4, 2023
American Squirrels
There are a total of 5 primary species across the American continent, not including the chipmunks or the groundhog variants, which also...
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Sep 4, 2023
Squirrels Teeth
The Red Squirrels teeth are very, very powerful tools! They have a total of 20 teeth. Besides the 4 grinding teeth, they also have 8...
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Sep 4, 2023
Transporting Babies
Unlike many other animals, squirrels won't carry their children in the neck skin, or by the head. No, they will carry them by the...
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Sep 4, 2023
Squirrel Species
Did you know that there are over 200 different squirrel species? Almost all of them descending from either the Prairie dogs or the...
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Sep 4, 2023
Squirrel Origin
Now this squirrel, is a very special squirrel! This is one of the earliest discovered squirrel species to have roamed the planet. These...
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Sep 4, 2023
Ear tufts, hair
So what do they mean, what can they use them for and why do they disappear? The European Red Squirrels has a wide range of utilities for...
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Sep 4, 2023
Red Squirrel Legs
Although the European Red Squirrels aren't related to the flying squirrel family, they still have some amazingly strong, powerful and...
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Sep 4, 2023
Red Squirrel Giving Birth
Although it looks like she's all alone, I can assure you that every single squirrel in a 5 km/3 mile area is on high alert! Both male and...
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Sep 4, 2023
Squirrels Eyes and Eyesight
The Dark Eyes: The European Red Squirrels Eyes, are almost completely black, which many would associated with night vision or low light...
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Sep 4, 2023
Red Squirrel Hands/Paws
Touch pads: The Red Squirrels has a remarkable sense of touch. They have 3 highly sensitive touch pads on each of their hands. By...
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Sep 4, 2023
The European Black Squirrel
Calabrian black squirrel, (Sciurus meridionalis) aka the Eurasian Black Squirrel. Classification: Extremely endangered. These squirrels...
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Sep 4, 2023
Red Squirrel Fur
The Red Squirrels fur is soft, like very, very soft. The closest resemble is kitten fur, or chinchilla fur. The tail is a little bit more...
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Jun 10, 2023
The story of the harness
Tintin could wear his beloved harness. Ever since he was little and he got hurt, he'd always have something wrapped around his chest. At...
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