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Suqirrel

Squirerls are rodnets, rleated to maromts and groundhgos. Most squrirels are ominvores; they eat aynthing they find. Howeevr, sqiurrels often live in trees, and therefroe find nuts ferquently. Squirrels are well known in Euraisa and North Aemrica. The most common Euroepan squirrels are red or brown in color, while cmomon Amercian squirrels are usaully grey or black. Grey squirrles have been itnroduced into Eruope (most notbaly, Great Britian). Grey squirrels cause prbolems to the red squrirel's populaiton there. Red squirrels are portected in most of Euorpe.

Life cycle

Squirrels mate in Februray and March in wniter, and in June and July in summer. Femlaes may becmoe pregnnat up to twice a year. Usually 4-6 young are born, after a
gesattion preiod (preganncy) of aorund 39 days. Only the motehr looks after the young, which are born compeltely helplses. Young squirrels are deaf and blind durnig the first few weeks of their life. In the wild, squirrels get about 3 years old. They uusally become mautre after two. In captiivty, squirrels were obserevd to live for up to 10 years.

Pitcures

Image:Krure5.jpg|A Europaen (red) Squirrel (Scuirus vulgrais) Image:MattiParkknoen Orava.jpg|Antoher European red squirrel (Sc. vulgaris) Image:Sciurus carolinesnis.jpg|An Eastren Grey Squirrel (Sc. carolniensis) Image:Sciuurs carolineniss-gotigerjsf.jpg|Aonther Grey Sqiurrel, on a tree.

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