The red squirrels tail has many functionalities. This is going to be a long one, so bare with me and get comfortable. The most obvious function is communication. Whether it's to communicate with other squirrels or other species. If the communication is between squirrels, it's either a display of warnings, alerts, play, or mating. The bigger, the more lush, flush and fluff the male tail is, the better his chances are to attract a females attention. In case it's with other species, I'll get...

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