. The world of animal life. Zoology. THE SQUIRREL 159 sound or movement alarms it, and it is so agile that when it is dis- turbed it seems almost to fly from branch to branch, and from tree to tree, and is soon lost to sight. The squirrel finds its '' rodent" teeth very useful when it has to eat a nut. It takes the nut in its paws, and nibbles away the point. Then it can get its teeth in to break ' 1 the shell, which it con- tinues to do till the kernel is released. It then cleverly peels off the brown husk and enjoys its dainty meal. The squirrel is very fond of nuts, and early in the au
. The world of animal life. Zoology. THE SQUIRREL 159 sound or movement alarms it, and it is so agile that when it is dis- turbed it seems almost to fly from branch to branch, and from tree to tree, and is soon lost to sight. The squirrel finds its '' rodent" teeth very useful when it has to eat a nut. It takes the nut in its paws, and nibbles away the point. Then it can get its teeth in to break ' 1 the shell, which it con- tinues to do till the kernel is released. It then cleverly peels off the brown husk and enjoys its dainty meal. The squirrel is very fond of nuts, and early in the autumn it gathers a quantity together, and hides them away in some place of safety, to be a provision when a milder day than usual may rouse it up from its long winter sleep, or when the spring has come and it is not an easy matter to find food. Unlike most mam- mals, the squirrel lives in a nest, placed high up in a fork of a tree. And a very clever builder the little animal is! Although it has nothing but leaves, grass, and moss o£ to make its dwelling, it weaves these together so closely and well that even the rain cannot find its way through. In this nest it sleeps during the night; and also for two or three hours in the heat of the day. During the winter months it hardly ever leaves it at all, for it is most of the time Squirrel. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smith, Fred, pseud. , ed. London, Glasgow [etc. ] Blackie and son, Ltd.
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