The
reason
why
Squorty
Tails,
the 
Delmarva
Fox 
Squirrel,
didn't
have
a
girl-squirrel-friend
wasn't
because
he 
didn't
know
how
to
charm
em',
but 
because 
he
was
endangered.

7 Responses to “Squorty Tails, the Delmarva Fox Squirrel”

1. megan says:
   June 28th, 2005 @ 8:43 am

   Squorty Tails looks like a Delmarvalous were-squirrel in the midst of a moonlit metamorphosis.

   Do squirrels actually have nipples and belly-buttons?

2. loki says:
   June 28th, 2005 @ 10:07 am

   Megan - I asked the people at Mad Science Network if squirrels actually have belly buttons and nipples. Hopefully they’ll get back to me. When they do, I’ll let you know and post a comment here.

3. raggray says:
   June 28th, 2005 @ 11:32 am

   I’m betting that the pesky little furry critters have both of the abovementioned mammalian features.

4. loki says:
   June 28th, 2005 @ 11:37 am

   I do too. I really just want the Mad Science Network to write me back.

5. dragon says:
   June 28th, 2005 @ 12:26 pm

   They should definitely have belly buttons (they are placental mammals). It’s possible that their belly buttons become much reduced with age though and hidden beneath fur.

   As for the nipples: female squirrels certainly would have them. I think they probably have more than 2 of them for that matter.

   In the case of male squirrels It’s likely they have them as well, although again probably reduced in size and not functional.

6. megan says:
   June 28th, 2005 @ 5:42 pm

   since i have sounding a bit uneducated in the previous post, let me rephrase the question to clarify what i really wanted to know: do the belly buttons and nipples of squirrels actually show through their fur?

7. loki says:
   June 28th, 2005 @ 8:34 pm

   I’ve written a different science site called Ask a Scientist with the new question. I’ll let you know what they say if and when they get back to me.

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