Did you know that 3-4 year old female ground squirrels can produce approximately six to eight offspring per year? That’s a lot of baby squirrels. With the number of baby squirrels growing exponentially, it has been hard for scientists to keep track of how many females are in the population. This is where we come in!
In this blog post, we will discuss some interesting facts about these adorable little rodents and why they are so important to study. This blog post will cover: * How many female offspring are produced by a ground squirrel? * Why is this important to study? * What do scientists want to accomplish with the research they conduct on these animals? How many female offspring are produced by a ground squirrel?: In one year, an average of six-eight young can be born. Out of those eight babies, about four typically survive and produce their own offspring next spring. But why does it matter how many females there are in the population? As you’ll see later on in this post, we need lots of them for good quality data! Why is this important to study?: With so much going on (births and deaths), it’s hard for scientists
