The Mating Habits of Squirrels For much of the year, squirrels are solitary creatures. Each has its own small territory that ...

Gray squirrel courtship is similar to the red squirrel’s, with 1-10 or more males engaging in “mating chases” of a female in estrous, the dominant male usually but not always mating with the female.

There are comparatively few studies of the reproduction of the southern flying squirrel in the wild. These indicate litters present in April and May and again in August and September. It is not known ...

A male red squirrel approaches a female during her mating chase. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Some flying squirrels have only one mating cycle per year but others, such as the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, have two. The time of year for mating and birth depend on the species as well.

Wauters & Lens (1995) studied how food availability and density combine to limit red squirrel reproduction rates. The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a small rodent inhabiting forests in Europe ...

277-330. Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, Rio de Janeiro. Boinski, S. (1987a): Mating patterns in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri oerstedi). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 21: 13-21. Boinski, S. (1987b ...