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Enter the Squirrels…
In the words of anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, for animals “…there are just two seasons- winter and nonwinter.” The winter of 2010-2011 was particularly harsh in the northeast. Here at the...
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Do squirrels love spring as much as we do?
Yes the squirrels, birds, and chipmunks seem to enjoy the spring. The chill of winter is behind them and it is time for a little fun. Food becomes more abundant, and everyone’s mind turns to love....
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What do squirrels do with those tails?
Here at the feeder we notice many lovely tails. What do the squirrels use such long tails for? Research has indicated the longer the tail the more airborne feats of daring, thus flying squirrels have...
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Are squirrels street smart?
Here at the edge of the wood we notice that all the animals have a super human/super hero sense of what is around them. The squirrels are in tune with the woods. They know the comings and goings of...
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Are Squirrels like James Bond?
A few years back, a BBC television series called Daylight Robbery featured squirrels performing hair-raising stunts worthy of the eight actors who played James Bond. The producers claimed their star...
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How Do Squirrels Do All Those Fancy Moves?
How do squirrels climb anything anytime anywhere? Darrin Lunde, a member of the mammalogy department at the American Museum of Natural History was asked by a NYT reader how a squirrel he saw at Yankee...
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What Do Squirrels Do With Their Claws?
Squirrels are famous for acrobatic feats of daring in their quest to find food and evade predators. Their claws grip the bark as they race through trees at speeds reaching 10 to 15 mph. These claws...
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Do Squirrels Like Soccer?
Here at the Edge of the Wood we are not sure if the residents organize into pee-wee soccer leagues when our backs are turned, but we do know they are extreme parkour practitioners. Squirrels have...
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