Fox Squirrel

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The fox squirrel is a mammal with brown and orange fur and a bushy tail. It is 18 to 24 inches long including the tail. It weighs 1 to 3 pounds.

If there are oak trees around you will find fox squirrel. They eat acorns and other tree nuts. They also eat berries and insects.

Like deer, male squirrels are called bucks and females are called does.The babies are called kittens, kits or pups. Fox squirrels can have two litters a year. The 1 to 6 kittens are born in February and early summer.

Fox squirrels protect themselves by running trees. They do not hibernate. In the coldest part of winter they stay in their large leaf nests at the top of trees.

When they are afraid they bark like a dog.Fox Squirrels are very intelligent animals.

We like fox squirrels because they are cute and cuddly.