Squirrels: the animal answer guide

2007/05/24 by William L. Gannon
Environmental Science · #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1644/06-mamm-r-397r.1

Abstract

R. W. Thorington Jr., K. E. Ferrell 2006. Squirrels: The Animal Answer Guide. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 208 pp. ISBN 0-8018- 8403-9, price (paper), 24.95. Richard Thorington has been an inspiration to many emerging mammalogists and those developing an interest in mammals for 4 decades. Working at the Smithsonian Institution for more than 36 years, Dr. Thorington is renowned for his expertise regarding both squirrels and New World primates, but especially for his love of squirrels. Thor has worked tirelessly to document sciurid biology and educate the public. Along with Katie Ferrell, also a scientist at the Smithsonian Institution working on sciurid morphology and genetics, the authors of Squirrels: The Animal Answer Guide provide both a thorough synthesis of the science and a primer for educators and the general public. The back cover of the book provides teasers that will make most readers want to crack the cover, such as, “Did you know that a …

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