In the Nizhne-Svir reserve in the lens of the trap got two predatory girlfriends

In the Lower Svir Reserve, restless squirrels got into the lens of the camera trap. The video captures two proteins that were actively moving along one of the fir trees. Squirrels can be predators and eat insects, their larvae and ant eggs, so they could search for food.

Furious friends at the same time worked and studied the tree. Specialists of the Nizhny Svir Reserve signed the video with a very capacious but accurate phrase: “A little squirrel fuss from the reserved forest!”.

Squirrels sometimes exhibit predatory tendencies. Although the basis of the diet is plant food, proteins do not disdain and animal: collect insects and their larvae (caterpillars, tree bugs), eat ant eggs. Squirrels can ravage bird nests by stealing eggs or chicks. Animal food is a small part of their diet. Sometimes they chew on the horns and bones to make up for the lack of calcium.

And these rodents are able to swim due to the small weight and air in the wool, and the tail serves as a steering wheel. However, a strong current or a long distance becomes a test for them. Reserve staff publish footage of squirrels swimming across rivers.

In the Leningrad region lives ordinary squirrel, but here you can also find brown-tailed and red-tailed squirrels. The basis of their nutrition is the seeds of coniferous trees and the fruits of deciduous trees. Earlier, “MK in the Leningrad region” wrote that residents of the 47th region are increasingly meeting foxes at their homes and residential buildings.