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Eastern Gray Squirrel

sciurus carolinensis

Description:

Round face black eyed squirrel, fur is a black and brown coat with a long bushed tail with a white undercoat which often gives them there grayish look

Habitat:

Lives mainly in dense live oak trees, sometimes they den in hollow trees as well. there producers are maily the sunlight and grasses,and have only a small amount of predators which include, Red foxes, hawks,raccoons and snakes.

Notes:

They feed on acorns when available and feeds twice a day in the mornings and the late afternoons. These Eastern Gray Squirrels breed year round but mainly in August And July.with the males being the most promiscuous. They also are Herbivores eating only nuts,fruits,and acorns sometimes insects which could make them in some ways a omnivore. Its Best Adaptation Is It has the ability to leap from tree to tree n the mist of getting away from predators.

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Eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis Eastern gray squirrel


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2 Comments

lameek
lameek 12 years ago

thanks and thanks for helping me identify the squrrel

chebeagueschool
chebeagueschool 12 years ago

I love your squirrel picture!

lameek
Spotted by
lameek

NYC, New York, USA

Spotted on Feb 9, 2012
Submitted on Feb 15, 2012

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