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Jan 22 - 2026

A small fact we've talked about before. What is the role of a squirrel father? The male squirrels don't take part of the actual birth of...

Young female squirrels, will sometimes get the condition called: galactorrhea, pseudocyesis or pseudo pregnancy. Even though they aren't...

(Update: Dec, 2024) Here's why you should NEVER, EVER feed peanuts to squirrels! There is ONLY TWO species of squirrel, out of 280...

Squirrel are actually a formidable swimmer! With their big and powerful rear legs, they can swim quite fast. Although they won't take a...

The first snow of 2024 was falling. So I decided to take a walk and enjoy its beauty, take a few pictures and tell a little story. So in...

(Please excuse my extremely crude and poor drawing, but you get the idea) We have often talked about squirrels sense of smell and how...

We have often talked about the Red Squirrels areas, their domain and their reach. But we've never seen a demonstration of it. So, I took...

In old Norse Viking Age Mythology, The red squirrel is also called Ratatoskr. There's not a lot of information about the red squirrels...

A friendly reminder, NOT to over feed them. It might be nice, cute and even funny to watch them work but, that's not helping them. You...

(Pico August 2024) We have often talked about squirrels sense of smell and how their nose and ears are their primary senses. We've also...

Building a drey/nest, isn't passed down nor is it learned from their parents. It 's based on instincts, trial and error. If a young...

Did you know that the Red Squirrels teeth, aren't red because the squirrel is red? No, they are red because they are infused with high...

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...

So, how does a squirrel remember where they place all their nuts? They use, what is called a 'triangular positioning system'. TPS,...

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...

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...

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...

Social status is above all else for the European Red Squirrels. They will avoid fights at all costs, to avoid injuries and damages that...

There are a total of 5 primary species across the American continent, not including the chipmunks or the groundhog variants, which also...

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...

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...

Did you know that there are over 200 different squirrel species? Almost all of them descending from either the Prairie dogs or the...

Now this squirrel, is a very special squirrel! This is one of the earliest discovered squirrel species to have roamed the planet. These...

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...

Although the European Red Squirrels aren't related to the flying squirrel family, they still have some amazingly strong, powerful and...

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...

The Dark Eyes: The European Red Squirrels Eyes, are almost completely black, which many would associated with night vision or low light...

Touch pads: The Red Squirrels has a remarkable sense of touch. They have 3 highly sensitive touch pads on each of their hands. By...

Calabrian black squirrel, (Sciurus meridionalis) aka the Eurasian Black Squirrel. Classification: Extremely endangered. These squirrels...

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...