Page 107 - Wonderful Creatures: Children! Have You Ever Thought ?

HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

The squirrel you see in the picture below is the ground

squirrel, also called the squirrel with cheek pouches.
What distinguishes this squirrel species from others is

that it carries the food that it does not consume right
away in the pouches in its cheeks. The squirrel stocks this

food for future use.

These cheek pouches are actually loose folds of skin. The
interior lining of these folds is bare but not wet, therefore

food can be stored in these pouches for a long time wit-
hout spoiling. These pouches extend to the sides.

To fill these pouches, the squirrel takes an acorn between
its paws and cuts off the pointy parts on both ends with

its teeth. Then it puts the acorn in one of the pouches
and the next acorn in the other. Pouches are filled in this

way one after the other. The animal can place four acorns
in each pouch. So, the face of the squirrel alters so that

we think it is interesting and cute.

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