July 21, 2008

Squirrels in Malaysia

As we’ve said before on this blog, squirrels are found in many parts of the world other than Europe and North America (despite what some squirrel lovers there would have you believe!:-)

And as proof of this, a great video of squirrels in Malaysia has just been put onto YouTube. Watching it though, raised more questions for us than it solved.For we’d always thought that squirrels in Asia were likely to be relatives of the palm squirrel. These squirrels though (and yes, we know there aren’t that many close-ups in the video) look pretty grey, and similar to their American and European cousins, save perhaps that their ears look a little lower-set (which could be an optical illusion).

So this is another puzzle we need to throw open. If there’s anyone out there who lives in Malaysia/knows about squirrels in Malaysia, please get in touch.
In the meantime, enjoy YouTube user “Laskered”’s video of “Squirrels in Redang”.

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July 14, 2008

Squirrel”Chilling Out”-Video

If you see a squirrel lying down and spread eagled, this isn’t necessarily a cause for concern. He or she may simply be cooling down, especially at this time of year.

After all, having fur is a warm business, and though squirrels do have summer and winter coats, on a boiling hot day, the fastest way for them to cool down is to “spread eagle themselves out, so that the greatest possible amount of their surface area is exposed and letting out heat.

Other people have also suggested that squirrels may also lie down in this way to signal submissiveness, as any other creatures do.

Of course, if the squirrel seems distressed, can’t open its eyes, is in poor condition, doesn’t move after some minutes, or has an injury, they probably are in need of attention from an animal sanctuary or rehabilitator.

An example of a squirrel who was in all likelihood just chilling out simply “chilling out” is shown in this YouTube video by “rockgirlsteffi” that we’ve just found. Enjoy!

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July 13, 2008

Video of “Cyril the Squirrel”

“Cyril the Squirrel, you may remember, is a grey squirrel we talked about a few posts back, made famous by a UK newspaper for his ability to grab crackers using hanging flower-baskets as a swing. Many do, we know. (And as for the crackers as squirrel food, it’s a new one on us, but this squirrel seems to like it).

Anyway, not contentent with just having his picture taken, the now-famous Cyril, from Darlington UK, now demonstrates his athletic prowess on video, here:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1562587976/bctid1631241554

Enjoy-though be warned, the video contains scenes of impending feeder destruction by this squirrel!

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June 25, 2008

Squirrel Bungee-Action Video

Squirrel Bungee feeders provide as much fun for humans as they do challenge for squirrels.

But it’s the kind of thing you sometimes have to see in action to get the point. Which is where this video from “capatootie” on YouTube comes in…

Enjoy, and if that’s got you keen to give your squirrels even more bounce, you can read more about squirrel bungees here.

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June 16, 2008

Do Squirrels, “Talk” with their Tails?

Here at JustSquirrels, we’ve long suspected that squirrels “talk” (or at least express their feelings) with their tails, as well as via sounds.

There’s a YouTube video which illustrates this rather well. All thanks to its creator,”twjaniak” courtesy of whom this video shows a previously-peaceful squirrel begin to twirl and move his tail extravagantly, after hearing what sounds like a call from another squirrel.

Have a look and see what you think (it’s very cute in any event!):

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June 10, 2008

Red Squirrel TV

In case you missed it, red squirrels were on TV here in the UK last night.

UK viewers can watch it again here(the segment is a slot about 10-15 minutes in the programme) here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c45cd

Enjoy again!

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May 31, 2008

Squirrel Sounds

People often want to know which sounds noises and calls their squirrels make.

If you’re one of them, help is at hand. Although the grey squirrels on our patch have never obliged with sound just at the moment recording equipment is around, there’s a great video which captures perfectly the noise of a squirrel vigorously and vocally defending itself/its territory or food supply.

Have a listen and you’ll see what we mean. Then, the next time you hear that sound, you’ll know, no, it isn’t a duck or other type of bird, but an outraged squirrel!

Enjoy!

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May 16, 2008

Squirrel Video: Squirrels Eat Cookies Too!

And it’s back to YouTube for the latest uplifting squirrel video.

Yes, we know that squirrels probably shouldn’t be encouraged to eat cookies or biscuits becaus of the salt/sugar content etc…but this video showing them do just that isn’t half cute!

Enjoy, and please say a big thankyou to youtuber “pineapplefriedrice” as you do so.

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