https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/28ccc1db2609b960e7a2a3f46ac8c3bf.pdf 755e68e95d0cd9650506116db08b29ae PDF Text Text The Tassel-Eared Squirrel The Abert's squirrel has long tufts or tassels of fur on its ears. The tassels are longest in winter. In summer, the squirrel's ear tassels may be smaller or they may disappear. r - . ~-- :.-- How can you tell if a squirrel is an Abert's squirrel in summer if it loses its ear tufts? The Abert's squirrel lives in only one place-the ponderosa pine forest. It builds its nest in the ponderosa pine tree and eats seeds from the pine cones! ;- ::;- "' ,. ,: , '~ _,, \\ I·~';> Illustration by Helen Zane Jensen ©2008 Wildlife Discovery Page-Abert’s Squirrel/Elementary http://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/TR-WildlifeDiscovery.aspx � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/1bea8609889fc5e292fd3d51e8924513.pdf 84889d50f6124ac711b8b8a05e803c2b PDF Text Text The Squirrel and the Tree Abert's squirrels live in only one habitat-the ponderosa pine forest. These squirrels depend on ponderosa pine for the essentials of life. Abert's squirrels build nests high up in these trees. The nests look similar to a large, messy bird nest. They either construct a ball-like mass of twigs from pine or build their nests within "witches'brooms," growths of small pine twigs infected by dwarf mistletoe. Since Abert's squirrels do not hibernate, they use their nests yearround. They sleep in the nest at night and use it to hide from predators during the day. Most of the Abert's squirrels' diet is made up of parts of the ponderosa pine. In warm months, it eats the tree's buds and cones. They turn the pine cone slowly, like the way people eat corn on the cob, peeling away the cone scales to reach the meaty seeds. Often, they eat their cones in a favorite spot on a branch in the tree. A pile of cone scales under a ponderosa pine is a sure sign that Abert's squirrels live there. In the winter the squirrels eat the inner bark of the tree. They also eat mistletoe and fungi growing on the tree. Abert's squirrels clearly benefit from the trees. What do the ponderosa pines get from this relationship? When Abert's squirrels dig up and eat a certain fungus growing around the roots of the treeEctomychorrhizal fungus-they disperse spores. This helps the fungus reproduce. The fungus benefits Ponderosa pines by growing around the roots of the trees and helping the trees to maintain moisture in a dry environment. Illustration by Helen Zane Jensen ©2008 Wildlife Discovery Page-Abert’s Squirrel/Middle School http://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/TR-WildlifeDiscovery.aspx � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/01788ca9f76ae24bbb783adfcca07469.pdf cd5bfbfbd69b9d106d17d56cf6d78158 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Documents Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Abert's squirrel coloring page Description An account of the resource Coloring pages for Abert's squirrel Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Colorado Parks & Wildlife Subject The topic of the resource Abert's squirrel Tassel-eared squirrel Education Wildlife Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 page Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2008 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Illustration by Helen Zane Jensen ©2008 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Colorado Parks and Wildlife