Did you know?

 

There are 285 species of squirrels.  Squirrels exist in almost every habitat on earth.  They range from four to thirty-six inches in length.

 

Squirrels can help trees.  For example the grey squirrel collects acorns from beneath oak trees and buries them in places the nuts would not fall on their own. 

 

A newborn gray squirrel is about an inch long, blind and hairless.  Baby squirrels are called kits or kittens.  They are completely dependent on their mothers for two to three months.

 

Squirrels can leap up to twenty feet.

 

Squirrels can fall up to 100 feet without hurting themselves—they use their tails as a parachute as well as using them for balance.

 

Squirrels can see things behind them without turning their heads.

 

In cold climates, squirrels store food for the winter months.

 

Squirrels are known to put on bogus food burying displays to fool potential poachers who might try to steal their food. 

 

A squirrel’s four front teeth never stop growing.

 

A group of squirrels is called a scurry or a drey.

 

Squirrels are very trusting.  They are one of the few wild animals that will eat from human hands.

 

The squirrel is the Native American symbol for preparation, trust, and thriftiness.