Page 78 - BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #02
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A red squirrel sits in a lichen- and snow-
covered oak tree in December. Scotland
is home to about 120,000 red squirrels,
75 per cent of the total UK population.
Contrary to popular myth, these hardy
mammals do not hibernate. In the autumn
they store surplus food either just below
the ground or in the gaps of tree trunks
to feed on in the colder months.
