The San Diego Squirrel

The San Diego Squirrel goes by a few different names. One for instance is the Beechey Ground Squirrel, or also the Spermophilus beecheyi, as it's scientific name. This animal is undoubtedly a San Diego native, because anywhere you go in San Diego, you will probably see a squirrel. Most squirrels are usually about eighteen inches long, and have fairly large tails, and it is usually longer than half the head and body length. Also the tail is very bushy. The San Diego squirrel usually has a mixture of black, brown and grey coloration. It almost looks like a large coat that the squirrel wears. Many of these squirrels are not very friendly to humans, and they are very territorial. These squirrels especially love to be in areas where lots of people go. San Diego beaches are perfect places for these squirrels to hide out. When humans drop food, or leave food behind, these guys love to sneak up and steal anything that they can. These squirrels are pretty intelligent for the most part, and usually stick together. They form big colonies, and form together in numbers. There really are not main predators for the squirrels, other than humans themselves. Also in many cases, the extinction of squirrels is not going to happen anytime soon. In some parts of San Diego, there have been efforts to stop the reproduction of squirrels.
While many people might think that these animals are very annoying, we have to remember that they are part of San Diego. These squirrels play a big role in picking up some trash, and they actually are a pretty great reminder of where you are. In most all cases, squirrels are not vicious animals who attack, and so we all need to remember that anything we do that will directly effect them, directly effects our amazing city of San Diego.