Squirrel Science
Squirrels can see colours, but which colour do they prefer? (Photo: Peter Trimming from Croydon, England, via Wikimedia Commons)

Squirrel Science

What colours do squirrels like best? It’s not a nutty question. Just ask Kira Egete. 

Her curiosity about squirrels earned the Grade 10 student a ticket to the Canada-Wide Science Fair last month. 

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