squirrels dreys
Posted by stan imada on March 28, 2006
Q: is it true that saliva is used to glue leaves together in a squirrel's drey?
A: That's a new one for me - I've never heard about this. To the best of my knowledge, squirrels simply interweave branches/leaves together for their dreys and saliva has no part in its construction. You may have heard about swifts (a kind of bird) using their saliva to construct nests, but I don't think any mammals do this. Thanks for asking.
John Wiessinger ( March 29, 2006)
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