Quick Cool Stuff: Squirrels

Squirrels. We’ve all seen them – those fuzzy little rats with big poofy tails. They scamper around our trees lovingly hurling nuts and tree branches at our heads. Nature’s Hugh Grant, they can do no wrong. I went ahead and compiled some facts about our hairy companions, and it should answer all the burning questions you have – and maybe even whet your thought appetite.

• Squirrels are the most active in late winter (‘cause that’s when all the bitches and ho’s come out…really, go look it up).
  
  
• A female squirrel will choose the strongest male during mating season (see above), but, just like Beyoncé, is unlikely to breed with that male again…"never get to thinking you're irreplaceable."
  
  
• Squirrels die for a variety of reasons, usually a natural death occurs while the squirrel is hiding or in its nest. The body may by removed by a predator, or it may simply decay before it is found. An unnatural death occurs whenever Joojubba, the Squirrel goddess, recalls her one of her minions.
  
  
  
  
• “During winter storms, or severe cold, the squirrel may not leave the nest for days. But, the tree squirrel does not hibernate!” (Oh snap!)
  
  
• “Gray squirrels come in many colors.” – a stubborn scientist
  
  
• Baby squirrels are born in the spring, without fur. They're blind, and weigh in at one or two ounces each. There are usually four in a liter. The mother will keep the young in the nest and nurse them until they're ready to venture out of the nest, on their own. This is usually in eight to ten weeks. You may see a mother squirrel move her babies, she will carry them by mouth, one at a time (this one was just cool).

For more squirrelly info check out these links (where I got this stuff):
Squirrels.org
Wikipedia

-Ryan