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Writer's pictureLalit Kishore

A squirrel’s common chatter, but it can make many calls

Squirrels belong to small-size or medium-size rodent family called Sciuridae family. In city parks often small-size ground and tree squirrels can be seen.



squirrels have two main types of communicative signals as follows

  • Vocal signals

  • Tail signals

However, these signals have different meanings depending on the situation and the ways in which they are used.


MICRO-VIDEO

In the video shot through door of our house, a squirrel has made a nest in the vine in front of my study. Almost everyday, a squirrel comes out of it nest and make a common ‘chatter call’ to show its presence and announce about its territory.





CALLS

Some of well known calls are as follows

  • Common chatter

  • Game call

  • Distress call

  • Alarm call

  • Predator hunting call, etc.

Spend some time in a park with a few squirrels and listen to different calls they make and try to guess what kind of calls they are making. It will be be a therapeutic experience.


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