red squirrel
noun
: a common and widely distributed North American squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) that has reddish upper parts and is smaller than the gray squirrel
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Spruce-cone seeds mitigate the early-life trauma and lengthen the lives of Yukon red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), but peanut butter does not.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Marchetti captured the photograph on April 23, 2022, in a park frequented by a few red squirrels.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
That brought the total population of the unique red squirrels to about 233 animals, a 60% increase since the previous year.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
Hilarious images from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Marchetti’s photo shows the moment a red squirrel is entering its hide in the trunk of a tree, with its legs at right angles to the trunk.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 July 2024
Marchetti captured the photograph on April 23, 2022, in a park frequented by a few red squirrels.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
That brought the total population of the unique red squirrels to about 233 animals, a 60% increase since the previous year.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
Hilarious images from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Marchetti’s photo shows the moment a red squirrel is entering its hide in the trunk of a tree, with its legs at right angles to the trunk.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Red squirrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20squirrel. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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