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Sarasota News Leader March 1, 2013 picks up her scent and tries to court her. She is as coy and coquettish as any nymphet Lolita and will lead the chattering male on a merry chase over tree branches ���up and down, all around ��� it is enough to make one seasick. She abruptly stops, turns around to make certain he is keeping up with her; and Humbert Humbert crashes into her. He loses his footing, falls out of the tree and plummets to earth; but he always gracefully lands on his feet! Page 105 does select her one and only true love, he is remarkably gentle and quiet when they mate. 3. Squirrels are natural-born aerators. They have very sharp claws and teeth. When they are not using them to scratch and bite at their fleas, they are employing them to aerate flower beds, planting pots, lawns, watering hoses, attic insulation and electrical wiring. You name it and the squirrel will aerate it! Because squirrels do not hibernate, they must store vast amounts of food, mostly seeds and nuts, to survive the winter; even in Florida, when the dry season is upon us and food is scarce. The Gray Squirrel is a scatter-hoarder; it hoards food in numerous small caches for later recovery. Some caches are quite temporary and will be reburied and reburied at more secure sites. It is estimated that one squirrel This wild behavior lasts only a couple of digs several thousand caches each season. weeks, twice a year, and when the female That is a lot of aeration on your property! Squirrel mating facts: The female can have as many as 10 to 30 males in hot pursuit, and the ratio of males to females is equal. If you do the math on that, it all adds up to a lot of squirrels falling onto people���s picnic tables or the hamburger platter on its way to the grill. I once witnessed the latter. I would like to write that the man���s response was ���What graceful precision!���; but that would be untrue. Squirrels mate on a tree branch. File photo