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Black Squirrel

2022-05-01 / 629 Read

Black Devil Squirrel Breed Introduction

Squirrels are usually medium in size , is a typical representative animal in cold temperate coniferous forest and mixed forest. The limbs are strong, the toes have sharp claws, the claws are hooked, and the weight is usually about 350 grams. Females are slightly heavier than males. The squirrel is slender and light, with a body length of about 18-26 cm, and a long and thick tail, which is more than two-thirds of the body length, but not as long as the body.

Black SquirrelCharacteristics

The tail is long and fluffy, the limbs and front and rear feet are long, but the front limbs are shorter than the hind limbs . The ear shells are well-developed, reaching the eyes when folded forward, and the ears have a tuft of long black hairs in winter. The back of the whole body is from the snout to the base of the tail, the sides of the body and the outer sides of the limbs are brown-gray, the base of the hair is gray-black, and the tip of the hair is brown or gray. The abdomen is from the back of the lower collar to the base of the tail, and the inside of the limbs are all white. The back and ventral surface of the tail are brown-black, the base of the hair is gray, and the tip of the hair is brown-black. The muzzle, cheeks and underside are as coloured as the back, but more blue-grey, the ear shells are black-grey, and the winter hair has large black tufts. Individual coat colors vary greatly, such as blue-gray, gray, brown-gray, dark gray, and black-brown. With the difference of the region, the coat color also changes, such as Liaoningsquirrel The color of the squirrel is gray, while the squirrel in southern my country is darker. In addition, the coat color is also affected by the season, gray or taupe in winter, black or dark brown in summer.

The living habits of the black devil squirrel

The devilSquirrels have particularly long ears and tail hairs that are well adapted to living in trees; they use hook-like claws and tails to hang upside down from branches. At dawn and evening, they also leave the trees and hunt on the ground. After finding abundant food in autumn, they will use tree holes or dig holes in the ground to store food such as fruits, and at the same time block the holes with soil or fallen leaves. In autumn, the Demon King Squirrel changes to black-gray winter fur that covers its entire body tightly. Newborn squirrels are hairless and their eyes are unknown. They don't start to grow hair until 8 days after birth. They open their eyes in about 30 days, and can eat nuts with thin shells in about 45 days. become agile. Squirrels are very docile little guys to their owners, and we should also treat them gently, so that they will give you their hearts and will never hurt you with their teeth. Of course, they will nibble your fingers with their teeth, play with you, and feel itchy, which is a sign of their friendliness to you.

Demon squirrels build their nests on the dense branches, or use the abandoned nests of crows and magpies, and sometimes make nests in tree holes; in addition to eating wild fruits, they also eat twigs, young shoots, leaves, as well as insects and bird eggs. As soon as autumn arrives, it begins to store food. A devil squirrel often stores several kilograms of food in several places, and sometimes it is seen drying food on trees to prevent it from spoiling and becoming moldy. In this way, in the cold winter, there is no need to worry about having nothing to eat.

The feeding method of the black devil squirrel

The devilSquirrels are omnivores, feeding mainly on seeds and fruits of all kinds of whole grains, and occasionally small insects. Its vegetarian diet is mainly based on the dried fruits and seeds of Korean pine, spruce, fir, larch, sylvestris pine, hazelnut and acorn; meat food is mainly based on insects, larvae, ant eggs and other small animals. There are other options in the event of a lack of food. You can eat tree buds in spring, mushrooms, trays, bilberries and other berries in summer. In autumn, the food is extremely abundant. You don’t have to worry about eating and drinking. You can eat whatever you want, but the most delicious thing is the red pine nuts.