Exploring Nature: Splooting Squirrels

I recently learned about a scrappy little squirrel that fought back from the brink of extinction, with a little help from some concerned humans.

The squirrel is the Delmarra fox squirrel, DFS for short. It is among the largest tree squirrels in North America and weighs about three pounds. It is a light gray color and stretches up to 30 inches in length, half of which is its very fluffy tail.

By the way, in central Texas, our most common squirrel is the eastern fox squirrel, a brownish critter with a bushy tail. We also have the rock squirrel, which has a blackish head and a grayish black body and prefers rock piles to trees for its habitat.