100 amazing facts about squirrels

Squirrels can be considered a popular and common rodent.

This cute fluffy animal lives in almost every part of the world. There are no squirrels in Australia. Of course, many types of squirrels differ in color, body structure, diet, lifestyle, and habits. Therefore, further, we suggest you read interesting and surprising facts about squirrels to spend your free time.

100 squirrels facts

1. Squirrels can be found in America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
2. Squirrel life expectancy varies for up to eight years.
3. A squirrel can be easily classified as an omnivorous animal group.
4. Small birds, nuts, lumps, plant bulbs, frogs, tree buds, and insect larvae are included in the squirrel diet.
5. The weight of the adult squirrel does not exceed two kilograms.
6. Adult squirrel growth may vary by up to 36 inches.
7. Squirrels may forget where they hide their food.
8. A squirrel can provide three months’ worth of food in one day.
9. Over 100 lumps can collect this rodent in one day.
10. A squirrel falling from a five-story house won’t break.
11. The tail of this animal acts as a steering wheel and parachute.
12. “Skuridam” is the ancient name of a squirrel in Greece, meaning tail and shadow.
13. Males like females with lush tails.
14. This animal can swim beautifully.
15. A squirrel can sink in water when its tail is wet.
16. The modern name of a squirrel comes from the name of the coin “Bela”.
17. In all times, the fur of a squirrel was perfectly valued because of its unique properties.
18. Only a quarter of its reserves are eaten by this rodent over the winter.
19. Beautiful trees grow from the stocks that a squirrel makes for the winter.
20. In addition to plant food, the squirrel also eats the meat of small birds, small rodents, young hares, and poultry eggs.
21. This animal does not breed in captivity.
22. There are no true statistics on the number of marriage periods of squirrels.
23. Squirrel meat is prohibited for pregnant women in Croatia.
24. In the last 50 million years, there has been little change in the number of squirrels.
25. No more than 50 grams weighs a newborn squirrel.
26. These animals are born without teeth.
27. The four front teeth of the rodent grow continuously.
28. The purest rodent is considered squirrel.
29. Male squirrels spend more time on their appearance than female squirrels.
30. The dwarf African squirrel is considered to be the smallest type of squirrel.
31. It is about 2.5 cm long and is the smallest squirrel in the world.
32. There are about 365 species of squirrel in the modern world.
33. All kinds of squirrels are divided into seven families.
34. The sense of smell of squirrel is just perfectly developed.
35. A mile away, a male squirrel can smell a female.
36. Squirrels are absolutely blind at birth.
37. At 8 weeks after birth, this rodent can see normally.
38. Within two months after birth, the squirrels are completely dependent on the mother.
39. These rodents usually mate during the winter.
40. Winter is considered an active season for squirrels.
41. The male tries to draw the female’s attention to herself during the whole marriage period.
42. These rodents mate only twice a year.
43. Sickly once, the female does not mate with the same partner.
44. A squirrel can fly from one tree to another.
45. These rodents have excellent night vision.
46. The squirrels are very well oriented in the dark.
47. In one week, a squirrel can eat food with a mass equal to its body weight.
48. The hind legs of these rodents are quite well developed.
49. The front paws of a squirrel are shorter than the hind paws.
50. At a distance of about 20 pounds, the squirrel is capable of jumping.
51. This rodent will not break when it falls from a height of 30 meters.
52. An adult squirrel is living alone.
53. To keep warm, the squirrels nest together during severe frosts.
54. Fast, mobile, and reasonable are squirrels.
55. Squirrel is considered one of the favorite animals of man.
56. In a group of two to five individuals, squirrels are more often combined to communicate with humans.
57. No squirrels are living in Antarctica or Australia.
58. In August and February, toddlers of a tree species of squirrel appear.
59. From two to eight children can give birth to an adult female at one time.
60. Squirrel cubs are learned the rules of adult life in 12 weeks.
61. Only twice a year, this rodent sheds.
62. There are different colors of a squirrel: black, red, brown, gray.
63. Black-colored rodents are characterized by increased body temperature.
64. Fossils of ancient squirrel have been found in North America.
65. Female gestation lasts up to 38 days.
66. The squirrel only likes shady and dry forests.
67. Poland took the squirrel into protective custody after World War II.
68. This rodent has a rather mobile way of life.
69. This rodent has distinct hamster instincts.
70. Squirrels can live in all kinds of landscapes.
71. Squirrels communicate with each other through tail movements.
72. In wildlife conditions, squirrels may live for no more than six years.
73. In urban conditions, this rodent may live up to 20 years.
74. Spends three minutes with a squirrel to process pine scales.
75. Squirrel gestation lasts more than 44 days.
76. Female squirrels can attack pets or humans in danger.
77. Squirrel nests are erected in tree branches or hollows.
78. The shape of the ball has nests from tree branches.
79. A squirrel can place its nest even in a human house.
80. The national currency of Belarus depicts a squirrel eating a nut.
81. In 1992, you can also find this rodent on bills.
82. Two redheaded squirrels are depicted on the coat of arms of the Zelenograd administrative district.
83. About 40 species of squirrels have the folk name of the flying squirrel.
84. The squirrels are considered experts in flight distance planning.
85. Raccoons, snakes, and owls are considered the main enemies of these rodents.
86. The squirrels hibernate.
87. This rodent can collect over 15,000 nuts in one season.
88. One hollow can share several rodents.
89. After one week, the fur of newborn squirrels begins to grow.
90. At 180 degrees, these rodents can rotate their paws.
91. Squirrels can copy the movements of animals and humans.
92. These rodents will stand on their hind legs in case of danger.
93. The squirrels warn their friends of the danger with a piercing sound.
94. These rodents are very easy to feed on hand to hand.
95. This rodent has black eyes and a round head.
96. Better quality down at the squirrel just in winter to protect itself from the cold.
97. Black is the wool of a squirrel in winter and red in summer.
98. Twice a year these rodents are molted.
99. If there is not enough food, this rodent eats bundles of Christmas trees.
100. The squirrel spends its life mainly on trees.

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