Right: A squirrel in torpor. Its body temperature is just a few degrees ... hibernate no matter what their surroundings. Full torpor is only enabled by cold, as animals can’t become colder ...

In a scene straight out of a cartoon, a resident of Arlington Heights, Illinois, discovered that a squirrel had crash-landed on their car, leaving a perfect imprint of its body, including its ...

P’Nut can’t rest in peace. The headless body of the world’s most famous squirrel is currently being held in a refrigerated room somewhere in upstate New York, The Post has learned.

It added that “on hot days, squirrels keep cool by splooting ... in which the animals kicks both legs behind the body, exhibiting a full-body stretch. Splooting can be good for animals ...

Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of seeds and nuts, which they often bury in underground stores to get through the colder months.

It didn’t get there by itself, and the chew marks on the bone revealed the culprit; the tooth grooves were squirrel-sized. Investigating the back of the bone showed a circular indent of a ball ...