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The Eastern Gray Squirrel is the most widespread tree squirrel in North America. Famous for burying nuts and forgetting them — inadvertently planting thousands of trees each year.
Habitat
Deciduous forests, parks, and suburban yards
Diet
Acorns, nuts, seeds, fungi, and occasionally bird eggs
How common
Common
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