Assertion: squirrel's food | /r/HasProperty | scarce
Facets:
value: later in winter
type: TEMPORAL
value: unlike other species
type: OTHER
value: really
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: When Food is Scarce, Gray Squirrels Eat Meat
text: Gray squirrels, for example, have been known to eat insects, snails, bird eggs and animal carcasses when other food is scarce.
text: Some species are omnivorous, and when food is scarce they will eat insects, eggs, and even some species of small vertebrates.
text: When food is scarce the Red Squirrel will be less likely to take part in mating.
text: Excess food is put into caches, either buried or in nooks or holes in trees, and eaten when food is scarce.
text: Excess food is put into caches, either buried or in nooks or holes in trees and eaten when food is scarce.
text: But they prey on these birds and insects in very rare occasions, when food is scarce.
text: As their food source is highly variable with the weather, squirrels will prepare for colder months, when food is scarce, by burying their food.
text: During population peaks, when food is scarce, these squirrels may chew bark from a variety of trees.
text: Caches are usually used in the colder months when food is scarce.
text: If food is really scarce, they’ll resort to stealing eggs from birds like robins, blackbirds, and even chickens.
text: They store enough food to feed their family through the colder months when food is scarce.
text: They might also chew on tree bark, eggs, and even hapless baby birds or insects if food is scarce.
text: They also will eat twigs, tree bark, grass, and leaves in the winter when food is scarce (since they are higher in cellulose, these are less preferred during normal food months).
text: As a result, they often leave their nests to forage even during cold weather when food is scarce, unlike other species.
text: They may also feed on wild tree fruits, nuts, and tree buds when food is scarce later in winter.
text: During times when food is scarce, the wolverines will go back to their stockpile to and retrieve a meal.