Squirrels are gentle, sensitive animals. They can be seen adapting to both urban and rural environments.
Basically squirrel belonging to the Sciuridae family, which has more than 200 species in the world. They usually love to climb tree branches.
There are some species of squirrels that we know as tree squirrels, since they sense danger and take shelter in safe places, their survival time is long.
The most dangerous thing for squirrels in the wild is predators like eagles, owls, snakes, foxes or badgers. Theses animals reduced squirrel’s lifespan.
The main reason why squirrel’s lifespan in captivity have longer compared to squirrels in the natural environment is the absence of predators.