GRAY+SQUIRREL

Gray Squirrel

Diet: Do you know that gray squirrels.They eat buds and plant shoots.In the winter they eat tree bark and fungi but usually eat yong bird, bird eggs,and the food from bird feeder Freeman, Chelsea. __steve_by_cfreem.jpg__. Feb 2009. Pics4Learning. 28 Oct 2010  

__Habitat__ You could find the Grey Squirrel living in parks and forests. In the summer time they live in leaves.

Physical Characteristics The Grey squirrel is 18 inches long. It ways about 500 grams. In pounds it will way ne pound. They do not hibernate in the winter. It has lot's of fur.

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Behavior/Special Skills: A gray squirrel can use their tail as an umbrella when it is raining, a parachute when it is falling, and a blanket when it is sleeping. They have very good sight from far away and up close. Gray Squirrels have big toes to help them climb up trees.

Predators & Defense: If a predator is after them they may climb up a tree, or use their speed. If they are in danger they bite.Their predators are the house sparrow because they go near their nest for food.

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__Resources__: "Eastern Gray Squirrel." //Amazing Animals of the World®//. 2010. Grolier Online. 7 Oct. 2010 

A Tale of Tails By: Fergus, Charles, Highlights for Children, 0018165X, Mar2006, Vol. 61, Issue 3

"Eastern Gray Squirrel. \//Amazing Animals of the World.// Grolier Online, 2010. Web. 8 Oct. 2010.