This Eastern Gray Squirrel knew where to find his acorn breakfast. First, he tunneled through the snow to get a stronger whiff to locate the nut. In one experiment, the scientists hid the nuts for the squirrels. The rodents found just as many acorns as they do when they store their own winter cache slightly below ground. This proved that it is smell, not memory, that leads a hungry squirrel to his meal.
Read More About It:
The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
http://www.amazon.com/Busy-Little-Squirrel-Nancy-Tafuri/dp/0689873417/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265771663&sr=8-
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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