Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensts Icucotis 



The gray squirrel does not hibernate and there- 

 fore, does not lay up a store of nuts, etc., for winter use, 

 although it does bury acorns and nuts in the ground or 

 hides them in crevices in trees. The ease with which 

 gray squirrels become tamed is shown by the numbers 

 in city parks, where they do not hesitate to search one's 

 person for food. 



The gray squirrels are represented by two sub- 

 species in Pennsylvania, the eastern gray squirrel 

 (Scirurus carolinensis carolinensis) which is generally 

 distributed, and the northern gray squirrel (Scirurus 

 carolinensis leucotis) which is found only in the north- 

 ern part of the State. The former is a dark yellowish 

 rusty brown above, with the hairs on the tail yellow at 

 their bases, then black, and tipped with white. The 

 under parts are whitish; the ears are yellowish and 



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