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Smith's Bush Squirrel (Tree Squirrel)
Boomeekhoring · Paraxerus cepapi
This lively little tree squirrel is a favourite at picnic spots, where it scampers about looking for crumbs. It has a grizzled grey-buff coat and a long bushy tail that it flicks when alarmed. It lives in family groups in tree holes, and when a predator is near it gives a sharp chattering alarm call and freezes flat against a branch to hide.
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A small grey-buff squirrel with a long bushy tail, the only common tree squirrel scampering around Kruger's camps.
Where to see it in Kruger
Common in woodland and around rest camps and picnic sites throughout the park, especially among mopane and acacia trees.
Did you know
When danger appears it presses itself flat against a tree trunk and stays frozen until the threat passes.
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