How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, consisting of small or medium-size rodents. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs.
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and have been introduced to Australia.
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - The earliest known squirrels date from the Eocene and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormouse among living rodent families.
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - That word "squirrel", first specified in 1327, comes from the Anglo-Norman esquirel which is from the Old French escurel, the reflex of a Latin word sciurus.
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - This Latin word was borrowed from the Ancient Greek word σκίουρος, skiouros, which means shadow-tailed, referring to the bushy appendage possessed by many of its members.
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - The native Old English word for the squirrel, ācweorna, survived only into Middle English (as aquerne) before being replaced.
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - The Old English word is of Common Germanic origin, cognates of which are still used in other Germanic languages, including the German Eichhörnchen (diminutive of Eichhorn, which is not used), the Norwegian ikorn/ekorn, the Dutch eekhoorn, the Swedish ekorre and the Danish egern.
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - Squirrels are generally small animals, ranging in size from the African pygmy squirrel at 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length and just 10 g (0.35 oz) in weight, to the Alpine marmot, which is 53–73 cm (21–29 in) long and weighs from 5 to 8 kg (11 to 18 lb).
How to draw Squirrel easy - step by step - Fact - Squirrels typically have slender bodies with bushy tails and large eyes. In general, their fur is soft and silky, although much thicker in some species than others. The color of squirrels is highly variable between—and often even within—species.
How to draw Squirrel easy - step by step - Fact - In general, the hind limbs are longer than the fore limbs, and they have four or five toes on each paw.
How to draw Squirrel for Beginners - Fact - Their paws include an often poorly developed thumb, and have soft pads on the undersides. Unlike most mammals, Tree squirrels can descend a tree head-first.
How to draw Squirrel for Beginners - Fact - They do so by rotating their ankles 180 degrees so the hind paws are backward-pointing and can grip the tree bark.
How to draw Squirrel for Children - Fact - Squirrels live in almost every habitat from tropical rainforest to semiarid desert, avoiding only the high polar regions and the driest of deserts. They are predominantly herbivorous, subsisting on seeds and nuts, but many will eat insects and even small vertebrates.
How to draw Squirrel for Children - Fact - As their large eyes indicate, in general squirrels have an excellent sense of vision, which is especially important for tree-dwelling species. They also have very versatile and sturdy claws for grasping and climbing.[9] Many also have a good sense of touch, with vibrissae on their heads and limbs.
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and have been introduced to Australia. 
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - The earliest known squirrels date from the Eocene and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormouse among living rodent families. 
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - That word "squirrel", first specified in 1327, comes from the Anglo-Norman esquirel which is from the Old French escurel, the reflex of a Latin word sciurus. 
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - This Latin word was borrowed from the Ancient Greek word σκίουρος, skiouros, which means shadow-tailed, referring to the bushy appendage possessed by many of its members. 
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - The native Old English word for the squirrel, ācweorna, survived only into Middle English (as aquerne) before being replaced. 
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - The Old English word is of Common Germanic origin, cognates of which are still used in other Germanic languages, including the German Eichhörnchen (diminutive of Eichhorn, which is not used), the Norwegian ikorn/ekorn, the Dutch eekhoorn, the Swedish ekorre and the Danish egern. 
How to draw Squirrel for kids - step by step - Fact - Squirrels are generally small animals, ranging in size from the African pygmy squirrel at 7–10 cm (2.8–3.9 in) in length and just 10 g (0.35 oz) in weight, to the Alpine marmot, which is 53–73 cm (21–29 in) long and weighs from 5 to 8 kg (11 to 18 lb). 
How to draw Squirrel easy - step by step - Fact - Squirrels typically have slender bodies with bushy tails and large eyes. In general, their fur is soft and silky, although much thicker in some species than others. The color of squirrels is highly variable between—and often even within—species. 
How to draw Squirrel easy - step by step - Fact - In general, the hind limbs are longer than the fore limbs, and they have four or five toes on each paw. 
How to draw Squirrel for Beginners - Fact - Their paws include an often poorly developed thumb, and have soft pads on the undersides. Unlike most mammals, Tree squirrels can descend a tree head-first. 
How to draw Squirrel for Beginners - Fact - They do so by rotating their ankles 180 degrees so the hind paws are backward-pointing and can grip the tree bark. 
How to draw Squirrel for Children - Fact - Squirrels live in almost every habitat from tropical rainforest to semiarid desert, avoiding only the high polar regions and the driest of deserts. They are predominantly herbivorous, subsisting on seeds and nuts, but many will eat insects and even small vertebrates. 
How to draw Squirrel for Children - Fact - As their large eyes indicate, in general squirrels have an excellent sense of vision, which is especially important for tree-dwelling species. They also have very versatile and sturdy claws for grasping and climbing.[9] Many also have a good sense of touch, with vibrissae on their heads and limbs. 
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