Squirrel “stripe” marking on trees, North America (and Europe)

Animal behaviour, Europe, Mammal tracks and signs, North America, Tracks and signs / By

On page 617 of Mammal Tracks & Signs by Mark Elbroch (2nd ed) there is an excellent description of this behaviour. It reads: Both eastern gray (or “grey”) and fox squirrels also create large visual and olfactory scent posts at the base of trees (often the lee side) and under large branches (Koprowski 1993). Previously, …

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