Sciurus carolinensis

Eastern Gray Squirrel Chows Down in Central Park

grrlscientist | December 2, 2007

tags: eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, mammals, Image of the Day Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, in Central Park, NYC. Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size]. The photographer writes; I watched this Gray Squirrel dig out an acorn and proceed to gnaw away at it. There was nothing particularly unusual about that. Only after I downloaded the image did I notice the mud all over its meal. The animal made no observable effort to clean the acorn and I imagine that a considerable portion of it must have been ingested. Judging by how enthusiastically the…

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