Why You Never See Baby Squirrels (Squirrel Facts)

Curious about all things related to squirrels? You're in luck! Join Marjorie as she speaks with squirrel expert, Dr. Joel Brown, about what part squirrels play in our ecosystem, how they communicate, their incredible memories, and why baby squirrels are seldom seen by humans! We've got lots of squirrel facts to share in this episode of Curious By Nature! Have more squirrel questions for our scientists? Be sure to leave them in the comments below!
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How Come You Never See Baby Squirrels? (+ MORE Amazing Squirrel Facts!) | Curious By Nature

0:00 - Intro
0:53 - How do squirrels communicate?
2:07 - What role do they play in ecosystems?
3:50 - Why don't I see baby squirrels?
5:52 - How smart are squirrels?
8:27 - Outro

#Squirrels #SquirrelFacts #FactsAboutSquirrel #babysquirrels #CuriousByNature

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[holdernewtshesrearin]

Squirrels are amazing little animals! They are very intelligent, affectionate and PLAYFUL!
I grew up with a pet squirrel named Frisky. She was my best little buddy growing up. She had a large cage for when i was at school but she had the run of my bedroom while i was home. I strung ropes from the curtain rod to the closet door to a hook in the ceiling on the far side so she had her own trapeze to run and swing on and hang from.
Sometimes if i wasnt giving her enough attention as i layed on the bed reading, she would hang from her back legs over my head and reeeaaach waaay down to grab handfuls of my hair to pull. Over and over! She often slept curled into a ball in the corner of my pillow case. And when she wouldnt allow me to sleep in on Saturday mornings she would jump from the ropes onto the pillow i covered my head with to block out the bright sun and protect me from her. Over and on top of my head every 30 seconds or so with a round or two of cartwheels and donuts on my chest until i got up.
Squirrels awake with the sunrise and an hour of intense play is ALWAYS first on their to do list followed by a big breakfast and then back to the ropes.
She would get very excited as she heard me arriving home from school and would begin her floor routine in her cage as i came through the door.
And she would literally rush to my shoulder, put her paws on my face and lick and kiss me as if we hadnt seen each other in months. If her arms were long enough she would hug my head. Instead she wrapped up in my hand and you would never doubt that squirrels feel emotion every bit as much as we do if you saw the smile on her face and eyes as she did.
She was nothing but a bundle of furry love and fun.
I took her to school on show and tell days and she was a big hit with all the kids. She liked having so many heads to use as landing pads in a series of high speed passes about the classroom.
She could uuuhhh, clear the teachers cup of about 20 pencils and pens in about 5 seconds flat as if picking so many flowers only to find that NOPE, there really wasnt any treats in there.
She was a huge part of my childhood and is probably the reason i am such an animal lover to this day.
Frisky lived almost 14 years and died peacefully in my arms after a series of minor seizures when i was 19. I still miss her 30 years later.
Ive raised and rehabbed many squirrels and a myriad of other animals over the years. Everything from butterflies and bumblebees to lizards, turtles, hawks and other birds to chipmunks and ive even kept a couple squirrels as temporary pets for a couple years here and there as they recovered from whatever ordeal brought them to me. Theyre all great little animals but Frisky will always be my best buddy. I look forward to playing with her again someday.

[malirabbit]

When my son Carl, was a toddler boy, we would make chunky peanut butter sandwiches for the squirrels. We would place the pieces on a pie pan at the base of the tree and watch the fun happen! Once or twice, I was slow about getting the sandwiches ready and ‘ Curly ‘ came racing back and forth on the screen loudly demanding his sandwiches! Carl thought that interacting with Curly was the best fun! And so did I! Thank you for this interesting video!

[david]

So much better in information and production than most of the other videos about squirrels. That museum sounds wonderful; too bad I am nowhere near Chicago.

[skwerlluvr]

Thank you for all the great squirrel facts. I knew they were watching us 😅.

[haroldlanceevans]

Thank you for recommending the entertaining and informative video.

[chuckaholicpunk]

Woo! Dr Brown!!

Is Project Squirrel still ongoing?