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The fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), also known as the eastern fox squirrel or Bryant's fox squirrel, [3] is the largest species of tree squirrel native to North America. Despite the differences in size and coloration, it is sometimes mistaken for American red squirrels or eastern gray squirrels in areas where the species co-exist .
[2] [3] Marmots are the heaviest members of the squirrel family. Total length varies typically from about 42 to 72 cm (17 to 28 in) and body mass averages about 2 kg ( 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb) in spring in the smaller species and 8 kg (18 lb) in autumn, at times exceeding 11 kg (24 lb), in the larger species.
The currently accepted scientific name for Abert's squirrel is Sciurus aberti Woodhouse, 1853. [4] Woodhouse had initially described the species as Sciurus dorsalis in 1852, but this name turned out to be preoccupied by Sciurus dorsalis Gray, 1849 (now a subspecies of variegated squirrel S. variegatoides), and thus the present species was renamed.
A bear charged at a biker on a trail in Kamloops, British Columbia, on June 7, nearly causing a collision.Philippe Schlesser’s GoPro captured a bear running alongside the bike trail. Moments ...
A few days ago, giant redheaded centipedes from Texas were quite popular on social media after a photo of one crawling on a broom in Garner State Park was posted to Twitter. Now, it's the ...
Although unexplained in the manuscript and not otherwise attested, in this image Ratatoskr bears a horn or tusk. In Norse mythology , Ratatoskr ( Old Norse , generally considered to mean "drill-tooth" [ 1 ] or "bore-tooth" [ 2 ] ) is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil to carry messages between the eagles perched atop it ...
R. i. maxima in Kerala. The Indian giant squirrel is one of the largest squirrels, with a head–and–body length of 25–50 cm (10 in – 1 ft 8 in), a tail that is about the same or somewhat longer, and a weight of 1.5–2 kg (3.3–4.4 lb), although rarely up to 3 kg (6.6 lb).
Energy drinks have been at the center of public discourse recently—and not in a good way. Influencer-backed brands that market to minors are widely criticized. Chains like Panera have faced ...