Day 3

Social Structure

• • Live in packs or solo: Solo.

  • Roles within community: Females care for babies, find nuts to store. Males mate and mostly stay at home int the nest.

  • Male or Female led groups: Males are more dominant, however, females do most of the work and care for the young and scavenge.

  • Individuals that make up the group: Male, Female, Potentially Offspring. Adventually they all leave each other tho.

  • How do they interact with each other: Communicate with squack like calls.

Reproduction

• • How often do they mate: Twice a year.

  • How many mates do they have: On average about 4-6.

  • Time of year for mating: Early spring and then again in the summer.

  • Mating rituals: Mating chase, male chases the female.

  • Number of offspring produces at a time: 1-6 babies at a time and can have up to 8 in one litter.

  • Any unique characteristics of their mating: Disk Position, The male will also stand sideways and draw is tail over his back, with the tip above his head and slightly inclined towards the female, making him look like a Disk.

Development

• • Stages of development: Newborn 0-2 weeks, Young Juvenile 3-5 weeks, 6-14 weeks Adolecence.

  • How old before sexual maturity: 15 months old for females. 12 months old for males.

  • Activities and environment of stages: In the newborn stage squirrels are born into the leafy den. in the Young Jouvenile stage at about 28-35 days they begin to open their eyes. At about 42- 49 days they begin  to leave their nest. As they enter the adolecence stage at 56-70 days they are on their own.

  • Difference between males and females: Scrotum in males. Vulva in females.