There are approximately 278 species of squirrels in the world, and they can be found on nearly every continent. When you went to the forest to play, you may have seen squirrels running away lightly with their big tails erect. However, you may not know much about them. What can you do to attract them to let you look at them for a while? This time I will tell you 5 little things about squirrels.

Squirrels' big tails are really cute (touching their bald heads

What is the use of a squirrel's big tail?

Such a big tail can be used as a carry-on blanket in the winter and as a parasol in the summer.

Who is it? I'm jealous

The tail also helps them maintain balance and is even used for communication. One researcher taught some squirrels to open boxes containing walnuts, dried corn kernels, or nothing at all. It was locked. She videotaped the results and found that when the squirrels found a box that didn't have candy or was locked, they made a dragging motion with their long tails, but she wasn't sure whether the tail movements were a sign of disgust or a warning. Squirrels don't waste time. Squirrels use the same tail movement when entering combat mode.

Fierce South African ground squirrels

Cheating themselves by hiding their food

Squirrels are known for hiding nuts as food over the winter, but they also have to protect their precious cargo from others. Damage by squirrels or birds (25% of stored items are lost this way) So how did they do it?

Or maybe neighbors stole the fruits of their labor

A biology professor at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania found that squirrels sometimes dig a hole and cover it with the nuts still in their cheek pouches. The squirrels sometimes do this repeatedly. This behavior occurred several times. Another researcher found that when she and her students found these holes, the squirrels dug subsequent holes in more tricky places, which the squirrels, by the way, did not bury. All the nuts are dug up - many acorns and other nuts may grow into trees (because you forgot where you hid them) and let's say, thank you squirrel!

I wish my wallet could hold as much storage as a squirrel's cheek pouch

The reason why it's so hard for you to sneak up on a squirrel

Squirrels have very sharp vision, and their peripheral vision is as good as their focal vision, so they can see things above and next to them without moving their heads, which makes them hard to sneak up on. But their color vision isn't very good. Well, the yellowish lenses act like natural sunglasses, reducing glare from the sun.

But this ground squirrel tried to steal the fruit stored by the woodpecker and got pecked

The squirrel preached. As cities began to build parks and gardens, city builders introduced squirrels, like the eastern gray squirrel, which are very common in the United States, writes Jason Bittle in Slate magazine. Said: "Squirrels are an obvious feature of these places. Is a forest without squirrels still a forest?"

And squirrels are also regarded as teachers who teach little boys how to be kind to animals. A founding member of the Boy Scouts of America. Believes that sending "squirrel missionaries" around the world will cure boys of their cruel and violent tendencies

See more of the natural love and peace of furry animals

Squirrels are also invasive animals?

In England, gray squirrels have crowded out the territory of local red squirrels, resulting in a rapid population increase Decline. Scientists have also found that gray squirrels carry viruses that are deadly to red squirrels, which strip bark off trees in search of sap and build nests in your attic.

Once inside, they may chew through household electrical wiring and insulation. If you don't like them and want to feed these intruders, you can provide them with food. In addition to nuts, they also eat birds, insects, and even insects. Eat cheeseburgers and chocolate chip cookies. If you don't want to be broken into, the house needs to be sealed and don't litter!