Habitat: Hardwood forests with nut trees, glades, parks, and lawns. Nests in holes in trees or builds leaf nests in tree branches.
Range:- Eastern United States, introduced in Seattle.
Behavior:- Gray squirrels are active year-round and arboreal; they cannot live in a treeless environment. They feed on a great variety of things, such as nuts, seeds, fungi, fruits, and the cambium layer of tree bark, as well as bones and turtle shells. They store nuts and acorns in holes in the ground. Gray squirrels mate in January - February and July in the north, December and June in the south. They make a variety of calls, including the familiar clucking and fussing calls.
Lifespan:- Male - 9 years; Female - 12 1/2 years.
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