Grey Squirrels
Summary: Learn all about grey squirrels, and why they are wiser than their larger, inherently clumsier and goofier cousin, the fox squirrel.
Grey squirrels are not actually wiser than the fox squirrel, which is not actually any less nimble than the grey squirrel. In fact, grey squirrels are very similar to fox squirrels, the main difference between the two being color, although there are some other defining characteristics. Grey squirrels are slightly smaller than the fox squirrel, coming in at around a foot to a foot and a half, with around the same length for the tail, which curls around in a backwards "S". They weigh somewhere in the range of one pound. As far as color goes, they are generally grey specked with white, with some light brown shaded in. Their underbelly is light grey to white. The ears of the grey squirrels are more pointy than those of the fox squirrel, and often times, will have a tuft of white ear hair. The grey squirrel's tail is usually dark with white edgings. A white circle sometimes lines its eye.
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Fox squirrels will attempt to attract a mate by chattering loudly or slapping its paws against the bark of a tree. They produce litters similar to the fox squirrel, twice a year, typically three or four young, but as many as eight and as few as one, with everything depending on conditions of survival, such as weather, predators, food supply, or shelter. One happy squirrel family will get bigger in winter, and have some new additions again in the summer. They will live for around 12 years, happily ever after, but hopefully not ever after anywhere near your home.
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