Assertion: squirrel | /r/CapableOf | use their tails
Facets:
value: for shade
type: PURPOSE
value: for communication
type: PURPOSE
value: during warm weather
type: TEMPORAL
value: to steer left
type: PURPOSE
value: including fighting rattlesnakes
type: OTHER
value: as a signalling device
type: PURPOSE
value: to fight rattlesnakes
type: PURPOSE
value: to slow the descent
type: PURPOSE
value: to help maintain its balance
type: PURPOSE
value: as a parachute
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Squirrels Use Their Tails As A Parachute!
text: This is especially dangerous as the squirrel won’t be able to use his tail to slow the descent.
text: You might have guessed that a squirrel uses its tail to help maintain its balance as it scampers through the tree tops but did you know that the tail also acts as a parachute if the squirrel takes a tumble?
text: The squirrel uses both its tail and membrane to steer left and right, and even to make 180-degree turns.
text: Squirrels Use Their Tails To Communicate!
text: Squirrels Use Their Tails to Fight Rattlesnakes!
text: They also use their tails as a signalling device, twitching it when uneasy to alert other squirrels of potential danger.
text: Much like a trapeze wire walker will use a long pole to keep their center of gravity, squirrels use their tails.
text: Keep reading to learn some pretty amazing ways that squirrels use their tails including Fighting Rattlesnakes!
text: Additionally, squirrels use their tails for communication.
text: All squirrels use their tails for shade during warm weather, warmth at night or in winter, and balance when climbing or jumping.