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  2. Eastern gray squirrel - Wikipedia

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    Larger than red squirrels and capable of storing up to four times more fat, gray squirrels are better able to survive winter conditions. They produce more young and can live at higher densities. Gray squirrels also carry the squirrelpox virus, to which red squirrels have no immunity. When an infected gray squirrel introduces squirrelpox to a ...

  3. Southern fox squirrel - Wikipedia

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    Southern fox squirrels tend to have around 2 litters per year with 1 - 6 kits per litter. [6] There are two peaks in breeding each year, late winter and late summer. They tend to breed more often in winter seasons than summer seasons. [4]

  4. Red squirrel - Wikipedia

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    A red squirrel eating hazelnuts Underparts are generally white-cream-coloured Skull of a red squirrel. The red squirrel has a typical head-and-body length of 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in), a tail length of 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 in), and a mass of 250 to 340 g (8.8 to 12.0 oz). Males and females are the same size. [8]

  5. American red squirrel - Wikipedia

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    The American red squirrel is variously known as the pine squirrel or piney squirrel, North American red squirrel, chickaree, boomer, or simply red squirrel. The squirrel is a small, 200–250 g (7.1–8.8 oz), diurnal mammal that defends a year-round exclusive territory.

  6. Squirrel - Wikipedia

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    Squirrels are generally small animals, ranging in size from the African pygmy squirrel and least pygmy squirrel at 10–14 cm (3.9–5.5 in) in total length and just 12–26 g (0.42–0.92 oz) in weight, [8] [9] to the Bhutan giant flying squirrel at up to 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) in total length, [10] and several marmot species, which can weigh 8 kg ...

  7. Red squirrel group sees 'invasion' of greys - AOL

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    Penrith and District Red Squirrel Group (P&DRSG), which covers 400 sq miles (1,036 sq km) of Cumbria, was set up 40 years ago when the first grey was spotted there.

  8. Western gray squirrel - Wikipedia

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    A western gray squirrel eating pine seeds from a pine cone. Squirrel nests are called dreys and can be seen in trees, built from sticks and leaves wrapped with long strands of grass. There are two stick nest types made by the western gray squirrel: the first is a large, round, covered shelter nest for winter use, birthing, and rearing young.

  9. Learn Why Squirrel’s Practice This Peculiar Behavior - AOL

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    A squirrel may build up a cache of extra food for when they don’t have time to go out and find a meal. This collection really comes in handy during snowy winters or when food is scarce.