In The Woods: The Blog for Carl Sams & Jean Stoick » tree-dwelling mammals http://www.carlsams.com/inthewoods Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:49:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tree-dwelling mammals live longer http://www.carlsams.com/inthewoods/2010/02/tree-dwelling-mammals-live-longer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tree-dwelling-mammals-live-longer http://www.carlsams.com/inthewoods/2010/02/tree-dwelling-mammals-live-longer/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:35:48 +0000 Kirt Manecke http://www.carlsams.com/inthewoods/?p=2388 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>
Neighboring Kensington Metro Park and our backyard are overrun with all kinds of squirrels. Photo by Carl R. Sams II

Neighboring Kensington Metro Park and our backyard are overrun with all kinds of squirrels. Photo by Carl R. Sams II

Have you ever wondered why there are so many squirrels in your yard?

Milena Shattuck and Scott Williams, doctoral candidates in anthropology, have found that tree-dwelling mammals live longer than those who live on the ground. Humans are an exception, but tree-dwelling ancestors may explain that.

View the article, “Tree-dwelling mammals climb to the heights of longevity“, in PhysOrg.com. It explains why we see so many squirrels scampering around our yards and neighborhoods.

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