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 Squirrel Common small rodent of North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. They have a soft thick fur with a bushy tail, and keep active throughout the year, spending much of its time in trees. Most squirrels diet on nuts and other similar food which they conceal for winter in the ground or in stumps, locating their food in winter by smell.
The gray squirrel was introduced to Europe, red squirrels are common in Europe and North America. In the yellow pine areas of the West and Southwest United States can be found the tufted eared Abert and Kaibab squirrels . But hunters have seriously reduced the population of the Fox Squirrel of the east United States. Black squirrels occur in litters of various species. |
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