*There are 365 species of squirrel. Maybe we should start a "Squirrel Species Appreciation Day" with a new species every day. It would make an awesome desk calendar.
*Once a female squirrel breeds with a male, she never breeds again with that male. *Squirrels do not leave their nests at night.
*Squirrels sharpen their teeth by chewing on sticks. *Squirrels laugh. They also use chirping sounds to indicate a wide range of emotion and alarm signals, in conjunction with tail movements. If a squirrel is chirping very fast and flicking their tail, it is laughing at you.
*When a squirrel finds a nut, they open it with their teeth, then rub it on their face. This applies a scent so they can find it later- even under a foot of snow.
*When a squirrel's nest becomes infested with fleas or other parasites, it will abandon it and build a new one. *A squirrel's incisors grow 6 inches per year.
*Squirrels prefer to build their nursery nests in oak trees.
*The average life span for a wild squirrel is 3-5 years.
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