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Sciurus carolinensis
This is one of very few mammalian species that can descend a tree head-first by turning its feet so that the claws of its hindpaws are backward pointing and can grip the tree bark.
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Spotted on Apr 30, 2013
Submitted on May 25, 2013
2 Comments
A belated thanks for your comment, isaa1!
Thank you, Stefania!