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SQUIRRELLY BEHAVIOR! Student Worksheet ... - National Zoo

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Behavior<br />

STUDENT HANDOUT: COMMON SQUIRREL <strong>BEHAVIOR</strong>S<br />

Definition<br />

Eating/drinking<br />

When an animal eats or drinks.<br />

Foraging<br />

When an animal is searching for food. The animal uses its nose<br />

or paws/hands to search for food.<br />

Grooming<br />

When an animal cleans itself by licking, scratching, or wiping its<br />

body.<br />

Resting<br />

When an animal is not changing location. This may include<br />

sleeping, sitting, and standing still.<br />

Social activity<br />

When an animal is interacting with another animal of the same<br />

species, such as playing, chasing, grooming, fighting, and<br />

breeding.<br />

<strong>Student</strong> Handout

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