This adorable squirrel was on the tree right outside my window!
Squirrel's belong to the order "Rodentia."
There are over 365 species of squirrels.
A baby squirrel weighs approximately one ounce at birth, and is about one inch long.
A squirrel's brain is about the size of a walnut.
The average adult squirrel needs to eat about a pound of food a week to maintain an active life.
A squirrel nest is called a dray.
The male tree squirrel takes twice as long, as the female, to groom itself.
Special thanks to www.squirrels.org for some of these facts!
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