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squirrel

[skwur-uhl, skwuhr-, skwir-uhl] / ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr-, ˈskwɪr əl /


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"We work with and support partner organisations and volunteer red squirrel groups as part of our conservation activity."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Rattlesnakes like to hide in complex rocky outcrops, tall grass and squirrel burrows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

His mother, who remarried Oseguera, is Rosalinda González Valencia, who made her bones with the “Cuinis” gang, named after a small, fast-breeding squirrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

When a squirrel takes on your bird feeder, it’s using the same evolutionary tool kit your primate ancestors developed.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

She remembered how desperately she had tried to find them, and how convinced she was that the Incorrigibles were about to make a gruesome snack of the poor wayward squirrel.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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