What are squirrels?
Q: What are squirrels?
A: Squirrels are a large family of small to medium rodents that includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including groundhogs), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs.
Q: Where do squirrels live?
A: Squirrels are native to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia.
Q: What do squirrels eat?
A: Most squirrels are omnivores; they eat anything they find such as seeds, berries, pine cones, bird's eggs and insects.
Q: How do tree squirrels prepare for winter?
A: Tree squirrels store food in the fall so they can eat it during the winter. Ground squirrels hibernate instead of storing food.
Q: Who or what preys on squirrels?
A: Predators of squirrel include foxes, wolves, coyotes, bears, raccoons, lynxes cougars weasels cats dogs badgers snakes and birds of prey.
