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Sexual maturation takes place during the following spring or summer. Mean life expectancy for a gray squirrel at birth is 1-2 years; the average life span of an adult is closer to 6 years. Records for ...

The eyes open at 28 days; weaning occurs at 35-42 days, and at this age young flying squirrels are fully furred and nearly the same size as an adult. Throughout their development, females may ...

Once we started looking, we saw it everywhere." The team recorded 74 events of adult ground squirrels hunting and eating voles over an eight-week span in the summer of 2024. Results from the study ...