Squirrels in a sentence

To compare the diets of Mammoth Steppe squirrels to living ground squirrels, Gaglioti also traveled to the North Slope and dug up several ground squirrel caches, finding that those squirrels seem to prefer certain berries and willow leaves.

Since predators are not as agile as squirrels, they can’t change directions quickly as the squirrels do.

The issue with the squirrels is that the rehabilitator failed to adhere to the required guidelines preventing the squirrels from becoming habituated to human contact.

They found that if the squirrels were offered water when awakened from torpor, or during one of their short waking times during hibernation, the squirrels would refuse to drink.

Even young children recognize gray squirrels, fox squirrels, and chipmunks that frequent backyards and city parks during daylight hours.

Red squirrels, like all squirrels, spend most of their day looking for food and eating food.

A good way to protect your new bulb planting is to cover the area with plastic garden netting to prevent the squirrels from digging in the area.

At Kirkcudbright Training Centre in Dumfries and Galloway, a project has helped native red squirrels to flourish by encouraging a permanent population of pine martens across its estate.

Bolton Lodge was demolished in about 1979, leaving the land with its tall trees a haven for birds and squirrels.

Both weather and solar storms, are top factors for power outages in the United States (one other big factor is outages from squirrels hanging out on transformers and transmission lines!).

Chicken farmers are aware that mice and squirrels will not eat any chicken feed that’s laced with capsaicin– which is actually the chemical that makes chili peppers spicy.

Girl Scout Troops from all over the area will take the field for a pre-game parade & earn a Flying Squirrels scout patch.

I don’t get out much, spending most of my time among the birds and squirrels who dance in the woods surrounding my place.

My squirrels and chipmunks are there for me to chase.

No one will ever know who introduced the first fox squirrels to Salt Lake but it doesn’t matter.

Other changes researchers observed are that squirrels are delaying the timing and duration of heat production during hibernation in response to slower freezing of the permafrost.

Pest controllers are not allowed to trap and kill grey squirrels living in guttering or roofs - but once they enter lofts or other rooms in a house they can be exterminated.

Professor Rebecca Gougis says squirrels think vehicles are predators and they react to them the same way they react to hawks and foxes and owls.

Red squirrels can be found across Europe and Asia and are thought to have lived in the UK for around 10,000 years, according to the Wildlife Trusts.

Rehabilitation centers play a crucial role in caring for injured or orphaned squirrels.