The Chase
When a male finds a
When a male finds a
female squirrel, he
begins to court her.
Just like the male squirrels
love to mate, so do
the females. They essentially
play "hard to get."
The chase
The chase
is exactly that--the male chases
the female up, down and around
trees and branches.
She runs ahead,
She runs ahead,
stops, waits for him
to catch up
then runs off again.
This can go on
for days until she finally
lets him catch her.
Don't be
Don't be
fooled, though—the
females have full control
over their mates.
I think there might be some competition.....
We watch the squirrels do this very thing in the trees in our back yard! They crack me up.
ReplyDeleteHow cute that she waits for him to catch up. It's a delicate balance between playing hard to get and being unattainable. :o)
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