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Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Photo by jamerbean
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Urban park

Notes:

They alternated between searching for food and chasing each other. A little late in the year for mating, so maybe they were just playing.

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Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788

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Comments (2)
jamerbean
Probably a more likely explanation. :)
Zenyn
They probably were chasing each other away from their food.

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PublishedMarch 7, 2011

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