An adult grey squirrel will generally weigh between one and one and a half pounds.
The average length of the grey squirrel runs at approximately eighteen inches – and half of that is the tail, which typically runs about nine inches.
Most squirrels are vegetarians. There are a few exceptions like the flying squirrel. The flying squirrel will eat small birds, insects and definitely steal eggs from birds nest in order to make a meal. Generally speaking though, squirrels will mainly stick to things that are vegetarian related.
The main diet of squirrels is: nuts, seeds, fruits, lichens, buds, mushrooms, roots, pine cones, leaves, twigs, bark, black walnuts, oranges, avocados, apples, apricots. One of their favorites is definitely corn on the cob that is dried and hung up for them. Squirrels are not picky eaters at all and they will pretty much consume anything that is in front of them as long as it tastes good, this is especially true when it comes to flower bulbs!
One of the favorite things on a squirrel’s menu is flower bulbs.
Most flying squirrels are very similar to regular squirrels, minus the fact that these can glide everywhere versus just jumping. They have the same soft, velvet fur that comes in a variety of colors ranging from grayish all the way to reddish brown. The underbelly of the flying squirrel is usually dark gray at the base but is most of the time tipped with a cream color or a white. Their tail is not fluffy like the usual squirrel; instead it is broad and flattened down. They have large, black eyes that take up a lot of their head and their ears are usually small and rounded.
Something about the taste of a bulb is absolutely something that a squirrel can not resist and if they happen to dig one up while they are hiding their nuts in the soil, and then they will swap it out!
Squirrels will typically gather and save a lot of their food all year round but this is definitely true when it comes to the autumn time. When you see them collecting all their nuts just before winter it is because they are getting ready for winter and they want to make sure that they have enough food to last them. After they have buried all of their food and when winter comes and goes, the squirrel will wake up out of hibernation and go look for the food they buried!
One famous relative of theirs, the flying squirrel has a special stretchy skin called the patagium that extends and helps the animal glide through the air. When it takes its jump, scientists report that it could daringly take the plunge from 150 feet—such an amazing feat for a little guy!
Did you know that there is a Squirrel just a few inches bigger than a typical teacup?