A squirrel has a bushy tail. how does it help it survive???

plzplz answer!!!A squirrel has a bushy tail. how does it help it survive???
It helps balance as it hops around in the trees. It may also play a part in signaling a mate.A squirrel has a bushy tail. how does it help it survive???
Most squirrels have beautiful bushy tails. But their bushy tails are not just beautiful. A squirrel uses its tail to help it do many things.





To protect it from the sun





To help it balance





To help it tell other animals how it feels





To keep it warm
I agree that the squirrel uses it's tail for warmth but it also uses it as a balancing beam, making it possible for the animal to cross over very narrow wires and branches. This way, it often doesn't have to touch the ground where the predators are.
it makes it so preditors refuse to eat it or vomit uncontrolibly
Balance? And maybe when it curls up to sleep it


keeps itself warm like a blanket!
also, they use their tails to 'scold' other animals -- birds, prey, people, other squirrels -- communicating to 'stay away' from them!
it #1 keeps it warm


#2 blends in to trees n things


#3 can give it balance when it climbs


#4 it uses it to clean its nest [like a broom]


#5 it keeps the babies warm


#6 it attracts a mate


#7 i just made up everyone of those numberssss


hahaha y do u care?


yeaaa...those r pretty good guesses but...im no squirrel expert....i triedd!!
Helps them to balance while walking on wires
he can use it to keep himself warm
Otherwise, it would be called a ';tree rat.';








Do a search on Youtube for squirrel catapult. Watch it and see how the tail helps the little critter balance as he sails.
Its a built on blanket.
It is a decoy. Bird of prey will go for the tail instead of the squirrel because it is bigger.