Frank Page , the cartoonist behindBob the Squirrel , broughtan authoritative subjectto my attention .
January 21st is Squirrel Appreciation Day , a " vacation " founded in 2001 byChristy Hargrove , a wildlife rehabilitator at the theWestern North Carolina Nature Center . How can we celebrate this auspicious occasion ? There are many way !
Learn About Squirrels
Photograph byYathin S Krishnappa .
There are over 200 species of squirrel over six of our seven Continent . TheIndian Giant Squirrelis typically about 14 inches long , not counting its two - foot - retentive fundament ! There are 44 species offlying squirrels , which actually glide instead of fly , but can daunt the crap out of you if you ’re not look them . It ’s not punishing to findfun facts about squirrels .
Learn the History of Squirrels
The history of squirrels is more interesting than you might have think . Squirrels are not naturally an urban beast , but every metropolis park in America seems to have them . They were put there deliberatelyfor our entertainment . Those Eastern Grey Squirrels are n’t so wizardly in Europe . They wereintroduced to the continentin 1948 , and right away began sack the aboriginal red squirrels . The American squirrel have since been view an invading species .
See a Squirrel Grow Up
You do n’t see babe squirrels in your backyard , because they are kept obliterate in the nest until they quite resemble adult squirrel . But thanks to the internet , we can see what one look like . Redditor Nadtacularcut open a bag of mulch and found this . awake . He decide to levy the baby squirrel as a pet , and name it Zip . you’re able to seethe rest of the pictures in an albumfollowing Zip ’s first five weeks .
Meet Famous Squirrels
you could learn about celebrated squirrels in pop culture and in real life-time . I posteda list of thema few years ago . Pictured here isScrat , a prehistoric squirrel from theIce Agemovies .
There are more squirrels becoming famous all the time . Jill Harnesstold usaboutWinkelhimer The Painting Squirrel .
Watch Squirrel Videos
See some precious and suspect videos of squirrels ina position from Chris Higgins . Oh , wait , here ’s another one .
Make Them Into Memes
DeviantART memberSantiago - Pereztook one exposure of a squirrel ina heroic - looking positionand gave him the super sub handling . See this squirrel in twenty different costumesat his drift .
Enjoy the Horror
Timur Bekmambetov , who directedAbraham Lincoln , Vampire Hunter , isworking on a horror filminvolving squirrels that seems a bit reminiscent of Hitchcock’sThe Birds . It ’s called simplySquirrels . No release day of the month yet , but you could let loose the little terror by watching the pre - production poke .
Mourn Them
Not everyone likes squirrels -in fact , many mass consider them a nuisance varmint ( while some consider them dinner party ) . This undated itemfound at Bad Newspapermay make you laugh , but then you ’ll feel guilty about laughing .
Celebrate Another Squirrel
Photograph byAaron Silvers .
Now that you experience more about squirrel , you ’ll be quick for the next vacation follow up February second . No , not Super Bowl Sunday , although this yr it materialize to fall onGroundhog Day . See , groundhogsare a species of the familySciuridae , which makes them squirrels , too !
severely , there are shipway to appreciate squirrel in actual life-time as well as on the cyberspace . you may feed the miserable thing , because they may have leave where they hid those nuts by now . And you may make a donation to your favorite wildlife preservation organisation . Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day !
