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  2. 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 ...

  3. Eastern gray squirrel - Wikipedia

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    Eastern gray squirrels are sometimes mistakenly thought to be herbivores, but they are omnivores. [ 58 ] Eastern gray squirrels have a high enough tolerance for humans to inhabit residential neighborhoods and raid bird feeders for millet , corn, and sunflower seeds .

  4. List of herbivorous animals - Wikipedia

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    Herbivory is of extreme ecological importance and prevalence among insects.Perhaps one third (or 500,000) of all described species are herbivores. [4] Herbivorous insects are by far the most important animal pollinators, and constitute significant prey items for predatory animals, as well as acting as major parasites and predators of plants; parasitic species often induce the formation of galls.

  5. Squirrels spotted hunting and eating rodents in ‘shocking ...

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    New study suggest squirrels could be opportunistic omnivores. “This was shocking,” Jennifer E Smith, an associate professor of biology and the study’s lead author, said.

  6. Video shows California ground squirrel engage in 'shocking ...

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    The study suggests that California ground squirrels, previously thought to solely be granivorous species, are actually an "opportunistic omnivore" with a more flexible diet than previously assumed ...

  7. Omnivore - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 November 2024. Animal that can eat and survive on both plants and animals This article is about the biological concept. For the record label, see Omnivore Recordings. Examples of omnivores. From left to right: humans, dogs, pigs, channel catfish, American crows, gravel ant Among birds, the hooded crow ...

  8. Meat-eating squirrels? New study finds evidence of ... - AOL

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    This kind of squirrel was previously thought to eat mostly nuts and grains, but the study suggests that this type of squirrel is more of a so-called "opportunistic omnivore" and hunting may be a ...

  9. Indian giant squirrel - Wikipedia

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    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).