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Gray Squirrels' Faulty Memories Help Forests


Seven times as many walnuts gathered by gray squirrels germinate compared
with walnuts hoarded by red squirrels, ecologist Rob Swihart said in a
statement released by the West Lafayette, Indiana, university. His
findings
were published in the latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Zoology.

Geeze, am I in trouble!! The squirrels have been having a banquet raiding my
bags of hazel nut shells I use for pathways. While they are mostly broken
shells, there are enough whole nuts in there to have kept them occupied for
the last month or so. I've been watching them bury them everywhere. I
figured I was just getting my lawn aerated, but I could have a hazel nut
forest sprouting in my backyard!

pam - gardengal