#2553 GRAY SQUIRREL

The Gray Squirrel is a scatter-hoarder; that is, it hoards food in numerous small caches for recovery later. Some of these caches (especially those made near the site of a sudden abundance of food) are retrieved within hours or days for re-burial in a more secure site. Others are not retrieved until months later. It has been estimated that each squirrel makes several thousand caches each season. The squirrels have a very accurate memory for the locations of these caches, and use distant and nearby landmarks to retrieve them. Our Gray Squirrel Hand Puppet is 12 inches tall.

RED SQUIRREL (2880)

Our RED SQUIRREL puppet is ready to jump into your arms and amaze your friends with his realistic features. His detailed design includes a movable mouth and front legs. He is 12 inches long and 6 inches tall. Click on his picture for a better look before he scampers away.

#2580 FLYING SQUIRREL

The term "flying" is somewhat misleading, since flying squirrels are actually gliders incapable of true flight. Gliding is achieved by this animal by launching off the tops of trees and extending flaps of skin stretched from arms to legs: once they have launched themselves into the air they are highly maneuverable while in flight. Steering is accomplished by adjusting tautness of the patagium, largely controlled by a small cartilaginous wrist bone. The tail acts as a stabilizer in flight, much like the tail of a kite, and as an adjunct aerofoil when "braking" prior to landing on a tree trunk. Our Flying Squirrel is 15 inches tall.