Squirrels have four sharp claws on their front feet and five on the rear. They are used for climbing, digging, and eating. Every year squirrels shed their fur, called molting. They get a heavier coat for winter and a lighter one for summer. Squirrel tails can be warm blankets, and help the animals balance when running and jumping.
Squirrels often sun themselves on a tree branch, on a rock, or by a burrow.
Not everyone likes the busy squirrels. I don't know what this means, and I wouldn't know an 'arse' if it bit me on my butt, but I reckon' there's somethin' goin' on here. But many of the nuts squirrels bury grow into new trees, which helps to replant our forests. Squirrels have active days. But by dusk, as day turns to night, only the flying squirrels are up and about.