AnimalsWoods
Squirrel Fun facts for kids
Sciurus vulgaris
The squirrel lives in forests and parks in Europe and Asia and eats nuts and seeds from trees.
- Where it lives
- in forests and parks in Europe and Asia
- What it eats
- nuts and seeds from trees
- How big it is
- as heavy as an apple
Fun facts about the squirrel
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
It can run down a tree head first, because its back ankles turn right round so its claws hook on.
It buries hundreds of nuts in different spots, and the ones it forgets can grow into new trees.
It can sniff out a nut buried under snow as deep as a long school ruler.
Some squirrels tuck mushrooms into the branches of trees to dry, so they can eat them later.
Its bushy tail helps it steer when it leaps, and it keeps it cosy like a blanket when it sleeps.
When it finishes eating a pine cone, what is left looks just like a nibbled apple core.
In winter it grows long, dark tufts on its ears, and by summer they are gone.
Its front teeth never stop growing, so it wears them down by gnawing hard seeds and cones.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in forests and parks, and I am busiest during the day.
My front teeth never stop growing, so I keep them short by gnawing hard seeds.
I can run down a tree head first, because my back ankles turn right round.
I bury hundreds of nuts in different spots, and the ones I forget can grow into trees.
I leap from branch to branch, and my big bushy tail is my blanket when I sleep.
Sammy might be thinking of a squirrel.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the squirrel in the Woods adventure.
Play the WoodsComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
