Squirrel
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Squirrels are rodents, related to marmots and groundhogs. Most squirrelsare omnivores, they eat everything they find. Most of them live in trees though, and therefore find nuts most often.. Squirrels are well known in Eurasia, and the United States, the most common European squirrels are red or brown in color. The most common American ones are usually grey or black. Recently, there has been a problem: The red squirrels go down in number in some places, because the American Grey Squirrels are bigger. Unfortunately, someone introduced the grey squirrels into Europe (most notably, Great Britain. The Red Squirrels are protected in most of Europe.
[edit] Life cycle
Squirrels mate in February and March in winter, and in June and July in summer. Females may become pregnant up to twice a year. Usually 4-6 young are born, after a gestation period (pregnancy) of around 39 days. Only the mother looks after the young, which are born completely helpless. Young squirrels are deaf and blind during the first few weeks of their life. In the wild, squirrels get about 3 years old. They usually become mature after two. In captivity, squirrels were observed to live for up to 10 years.
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