Squirrels
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There are red squirrels and grey squirrels. Reds and greys live in the United Kingdom.
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Red squirrel facts
Red squirrels mainly live in Scotland.
They like to eat seeds and nuts. They eat parts of trees too!
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They may eat a tree's bark or the sticky sap from inside a tree.
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Grey squirrel facts
They mainly live in England and Wales.
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They eat acorns, nuts, fruits and roots. They eat sticky sap from trees too.
Facts about greys and reds
A squirrel's tail helps it to balance in trees.
They can go down a tree head-first.
They can find hidden food even under snow.
In autumn, squirrels keep some food under the ground.
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In winter there is not much food to eat. So they dig up the food and eat it.
A squirrel nibbles at nuts.
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