Very useful and very interesting post,forwarded to all in my circle,thank you very much. YM
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 1:10 AM 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *Respected Sir/s,* > > *Squirrels are members of a family that includes small or medium-size > rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, > chipmunks, marmots, flying squirrels, and prairie dogs amongst other > rodents.* > *Squirrels are generally small animals, ranging in size from10–14 cm > (3.9–5.5 in) in total length and just 12–26 g in weight, to the Bhutan > giant flying squirrel at up to 1.27 m in total length, and several marmot > species, which can weigh 8 kg or more. Squirrels typically have slender > bodies with very long very bushy tails and large eyes. In general, their > fur is soft and silky, though much thicker in some species than others. The > coat color of squirrels is highly variable between—and often even > within—species.* > > * In most squirrel species, the hind limbs are longer than the fore > limbs, while all species have either four or five toes on each paw. The > sturdy claws for grasping and climbing Tree squirrels, unlike most mammals, > can descend a tree head-first. They do so by rotating their ankles 180 > degrees, enabling the hind paws to point backward and thus grip the tree > bark from the opposite direction.* > > *SQUIRRELS are predominantly herbivorous, subsisting on seeds and nuts, > but many will eat insects and even small vertebrates.* > > * As their large eyes indicate, squirrels have an excellent sense of > vision, have a good sense of touch. Squirrels recognize humans they see as > a source of food — specifically, the humans who have offered squirrel feed > or nuts in the past. These intelligent rodents do indeed have excellent > memories, and because humans have encroached on their habitats, squirrels > have become accustomed to human behavior. In fact, squirrels are typically > less afraid of human beings than they are of other animals. These rodents > actually use a fairly complex "language" with one another, which includes > multiple sounds that express a range of ideas.* > * A squirrel will bury acorns in one spot, > hazelnuts in another spot, and so on. This technique, called > scatter-hoarding, takes a lot of brainpower between organizing, hoarding, > and recalling the location of the buried food. Squirrels' intelligence and > memory make it easy for them to determine whether human beings are friends > or foes, and to remember what they've learned about their environment.* > > *What Squirrels Can Teach Us About Being Human...* > > 1. > *Adapt to Change * > 2. > *Early to Bed, Early to Rise * > 3. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *More Productive The night before, make a "to do" list of what ONE needs > to accomplish. Get enough good quality sleep.Practice a relaxing morning > ritual.Exercise. It releases endorphins, the body's natural "feel good" > drug.Eat a nutritious breakfast.Try to avoid early morning > meetings.Schedule most important work for when one is most productive."Num, > Num, Num ..."Squirrel teeth never stop growing, so they sharpen them on > whatever is available. Dried corn on the cob is a favorite treat.Squirrels > have 20-22 teeth, and they never stop growing. In fact, their teeth grow as > much 0.16 cm daily. Squirrel > methodology provides a lesson when considering how we humans process > information and make decisions. Squirrels must continually chew on tree > branches, nuts hulls and other objects to wear down their teeth because > they never stop growing. Removing emotion from the decision making process. > Lesson 5: Always Have a Back up PlanIf you needed to move out of your home > today, would you have another place to go? Squirrels do, thanks to their > resourceful planning. Squirrels use their tails as umbrellas to shelter > them from inclement weather, and they wrap their tails around them to stay > warm. (The word "squirrel" originates from two Greek words, skia, meaning > "shadow," and oura, meaning "tail.") Squirrels also use their tails to as > communication devices to warn away predators (called "tail flagging") or to > signal to other squirrels. For example, three quick flicks of the tail > alert other squirrels to nearby danger.Finally, their tails serve several > important functions with respect to movement: as a counterbalance while > they rest on branches, as a rudder when they jump between limbs, and as a > parachute to slow their fall. Lesson 7: Save for the FutureSquirrels know > they will face bleak periods when food is scarce—particularly in early > spring. It is not uncommon for squirrels to die of starvation before their > first birthday. The smart squirrel, however, saves mightily for his future. > He breaks the nutshell with his teeth and cleans it by licking or rubbing > it on his face. This activity applies his scent to the nut, marking it as > "MINE." This helps him to find his buried treasure months later, even under > a foot of snow. * > 4. > > *The smart squirrel saves for his future. > Squirrels know they will face bleak periods when food is > scarce—particularly in early spring. The smart squirrel saves mightily for > his future. * > 5. > > > *We humans should learn a lesson from our forest friends by squirreling > away enough for our own retirement. With longer life spans, rising health > care costs, and a greater responsibility for individuals to provide our own > retirement security, it is important for each of us to save, save, save. * > 6. *Not Everybody Is Gonna Love You One has > to love oneself. Seek out the yards of those who welcome your company. > Learn to appreciate flaws as an integral part , then get on with the > business of living. ....Above all they are > simple and lively creatures that totally put a testament to living in the > moment. * > 7. *[image: Inline image]* > 8. *Regards > V.Sridharan > Trichy* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/99451795.1476274.1635363536008%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/99451795.1476274.1635363536008%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Mar* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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