Chubby cheeks, a ruddy complexion and racing stripes greet you when this friendly fellow climbs aboard your hand. When you work his arms, he can hold a nut or tidy his face up after dinner. Use your opposing hand to flick his tail for expressive gesturing. This Hand Puppet is 11 inches tall.

#2553 GRAY SQUIRREL

The Gray Squirrel is a scatter-hoarder; that is, it hoards food in numerous small caches for recovery later. Some of these caches (especially those made near the site of a sudden abundance of food) are retrieved within hours or days for re-burial in a more secure site. Others are not retrieved until months later. It has been estimated that each squirrel makes several thousand caches each season. The squirrels have a very accurate memory for the locations of these caches, and use distant and nearby landmarks to retrieve them. Our Gray Squirrel Hand Puppet is 12 inches tall.

#2323 SQUIRREL

With his big bushy tail and soft, red fur, this Squirrel is one puppet you’ll go nuts over. Animate his front paws and mouth for some squirreling action. This Hand Puppet is 18 inches long.

#2580 FLYING SQUIRREL

The term "flying" is somewhat misleading, since flying squirrels are actually gliders incapable of true flight. Gliding is achieved by this animal by launching off the tops of trees and extending flaps of skin stretched from arms to legs: once they have launched themselves into the air they are highly maneuverable while in flight. Steering is accomplished by adjusting tautness of the patagium, largely controlled by a small cartilaginous wrist bone. The tail acts as a stabilizer in flight, much like the tail of a kite, and as an adjunct aerofoil when "braking" prior to landing on a tree trunk. Our Flying Squirrel is 15 inches tall.