Please tell me everything you know about squirrels!?!?
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Species -- There are about 300 varieties of squirrels around the world. In North America there are ten. Examples are the red/brown squirrels that live in evergreen trees and eat seeds of pinecones and the gray squirrel which lives in woods of oaks, ashes, and beeches and mainly eats beech nuts and acorns.\n\nSizes -- Their sizes vary considerably. For example, the gray squirrel can be up to three time as large as the red squirrel but smaller than a fox squirrel. A recently born gray squirrel is about one inch long and weighs as little as half and ounce to one ounce. The size of an adult gray squirrel is about 18 inches and can weigh up to a pound or more.\n\nWhere do they live? Squirrels typically live in trees -- in holes in the trunk, or in treetop crow's nests. The homes in the treetops are called dreys and sometimes consist of two rooms and a nursery!\n\nHow old do they live? Squirrels can live up to 10 or 12 years. After six years, they are considered old squirrels.\n\nCauses of death -- In addition of dying by being attacked by their natural predators, they can also die from man, traffic, and natural death.\n\nSquirrel's belong to the order "Rodentia", with 1650 species, it is the largest group of living mammals.  It also comprises forty percent of all present day mammal species. \n\nThere are over 365 species of squirrels in seven families. They include the tree squirrel, ground squirrel, and flying squirrel. Plus many squirrel-like mammals such as the gopher, ground hog and prairie dog. \n\nA baby squirrel weighs approximately one ounce at birth,  and is about one inch long. They do not have hair or teeth, and are virtually blind for the first six to eight weeks. \n\nA squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut. \n\nThe average adult squirrel needs to eat about a pound of food a week to maintain an active life. \n\nThere's lots of other info in the links! Good luck!!
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http://www.workingforwildlife.org.uk/reserves/mink.htm\n\nhttp://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/ammink.htm\n\nhttp://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mustela_vison.html\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Mink
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Black squirrels are a melanistic phase of the Eastern Grey Squirrel. They are common in northeastern North America, and in some places of europe, outnumber the grey squirrels by a ratio of about 10 to 1. They have also been found in the UK.
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try checking out zoology.com
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Some of the natural resources that are shared by both squirrels and birds are the trees they both live in and the water they both drink. You've heard of a squirrels nest built in a tree and also a birds nest can be constructed in a tree as well. The water they consume could be from a nearby creek or pond, or they might rely on rainwater pooling in puddles to take a drink.
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Sometimes the questions are better than other times. This is a better question.  Baby squirrels and baby birds also do not leave the nest until they are able to fend for themsleves. And they grow up very fast. I do not know how long it takes a squirrel to grow up, but a baby robin learns to fly in 13 days. Immagine that!!!
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The last place I lived they grew wild in my backyard and I didn't know it until I saw some young people out there one eveining picking them!!!\n\nHere are some pictures .... there are lots more sites with pics if you do a search.
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Yes. But try to do it when it is a baby. They can be a wonderful pet. When they grow old they may not like the solitory life. They may require their mate. Either you grow squirrels in a group or dont allove  him to meet his mates. You will defenetely loose him after his sexual maturity. But I personnaly observed that some time they come back not due the affection but for the tasy food. They never can give happyness like dogs or other famous pets.
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All lthe Walrus information you could ever ask for ... right here!\nhttp://wilburnes.wcpss.net/rabb/walrus.htm\n\nFrom the website:\n\nDo you know what walruses eat? They eat clams, crabs, snails, and worms. They use their teeth to eat. \n\nDo you know how walruses protect itself? Males die when fighting with polar bears. Humans are predators to walruses.\n\nEnjoy ...
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This one:\nhttp://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/NorthAmerica/images/Beaver2003SEG.jpg
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Check out link below.It comes with a book about them too.
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hey man i got this site search it for more info\n http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cygnus_buccinator.html
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Most squirrels eat nuts, seeds, grain, and fruit. By far their favorite food would be nuts, followed by sunflower seeds. Urban squirrel have adapted to eat just about anything, including pizza,  luncheon meats and all forms of snack foods. Squirrels have been known to eat bird eggs, but this is a last resort. When natural food is scarce, they will eat anything they can find.
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Squirrels.  Chipmunks.  People.  Orangutans.  Stuff like that.
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http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/donkey-elephant.html
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First gut the squirrel.  Just slit it's belly open from the chest cavity down to the anus.  Pull out everything that's inside.  Next, skin it.  This is the easiest way to skin a squirrel:\n\nLay it on its stomach.  Fold the tail up over the back and run your knife down the tail until it meets the body (should be just above the anus).  Cut through the tail bone BUT NOT THROUGH THE SKIN ON THE OTHER SIDE.  Turn the squirrel over and grap it's rear legs with one hand.  Step on the tail near where you cut it.  Pull up on the rear legs and the skin will come off up to behing the front legs.  Work the front legs through the hide.  Still standing on the tail, peel off the skin from the back legs.  Cut the front legs off at the "wrists" and the back legs off at the knees.  Remove the head.  Rinse under cold water to remove any blood or hair.  Check again to make sure the body cavity is empty.  Put in crock pot for a couple of hours and get ready for some really fine eating.  Congrats on your harvest.
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Bats are mammals and they do fly like birds.Squirrels can only glide a limited distance.