The red squirrel spends much of the day in tree crowns. It inhabits coniferous and deciduous forests where mature trees provide food and nesting sites. It uses
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The red squirrel spends much of the day in tree crowns. It inhabits coniferous and deciduous forests where mature trees provide food and nesting sites. It uses cavities and spherical twig nests. It may maintain several shelters at once.
It eats seeds, nuts and fungi, changing its menu with the season. It hides some food in soil or bark crevices. Unused seeds may later germinate. It does not hibernate, although in bad weather it limits trips outside its nest.
It usually feeds alone. The female rears young in a sheltered nest, nursing them until their gradual transition to solid food. The young are initially blind and hairless.
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