Squirrels

Squirrels can exhibit very interesting behaviours. They are mainly active during the day and they usually spend their day’s creating nests in trees using materials like bark, twigs and other materials. These small rodents may also spend their days communicating with each other by grunting, chirping, barking and squeaking. If squirrels suddenly stop grunting, chirping, […]

Many of us consider squirrels to be pretty cute animals. Humans can get very attached to squirrels but how about squirrels becoming attached to humans? Does this happen? This article explores the question of ‘do squirrels get attached to humans’  Squirrels hardly become attached to humans. These animals have not been domesticated and thus have […]

Squirrels are well known for chattering their teeth This chatter can be loud enough for other animals in the area and humans to hear. If you’re interested in this little animal, then you may wonder why it makes these loud noises. So why do squirrels chatter their teeth? This article looks into it Squirrels chatter […]

Squirrels can usually be found in and around trees. These tiny, cute, furry-tailed animals have an intimate relationship with trees. They seek refuge in trees, nest in trees, and nip branches off of trees too. But why do they do this? Why do squirrels nip off branches? This article looks into it. Squirrels nip off […]

Warm-blooded animals are animals that can maintain a certain body temperature regardless of the temperature of their surroundings. Mammals and birds are known to be warm-blooded but it isn’t always that cut and dry, some mammals are cold-blooded. So, are squirrels warm-blooded? This article looks into it. Whether you’re a squirrel enthusiast or are simply […]

If you own or are interested in owning a squirrel then there are a few things that you need to be clued up on. Knowing that squirrels like nuts, seeds, fruits, and crunchy vegetables is a great start. Knowing to be careful not to get your hands nipped by their sharp teeth is also essential. […]

Squirrels are serial planners, master hoarders who bury nuts and seeds in preparation for the coming days when food is short. Unfortunately, squirrels don’t always remember where they buried their treasure and at times the snow is just too thick for them to get to their buried nuts. This forces hungry squirrels to make do […]

What do squirrels eat? Many would say nuts or acorns. Am I psychic? Nope. When you mention squirrels, we almost instinctively think nuts and fruits as being the main part of their diet. Most people are not aware that squirrels have a varied diet. For starters squirrels eat animal matter too, they are not afraid […]

Most of us assume that squirrels are purely herbivores. After all, squirrels are internationally known as foragers of nuts. No one would think that these small creatures would ever harm a cute, cuddly bunny rabbit. But let’s not forget desperate times, call for desperate measures, and a desperately hungry squirrel won’t think twice when it’s […]

If squirrels have been sealing your doggy treats then you may have an issue on your hands. You may have noticed that whenever you leave the bowl out, squirrel’s popup out of nowhere and make off with the dog food. We know squirrels to eat acorns and nuts but in fact, their diets vary quite […]