{
	"title": "Squirrel API",
	"description": "A simple API for getting random squirrel facts.",
	"amount": 11,
	"results": [
		{
			"id": 1,
			"name": "Eastern Gray Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 12,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of 6–12 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Sciurus carolinensis",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 48,
					"max": 51
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 400,
					"max": 600
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "Eastern Gray Squirrels are born in leafy nests or tree hollows, typically in litters of 2–4. Mothers are solely responsible for care, nursing the young for up to 10 weeks. This highly adaptable species is diurnal and lives in both wild forests and urban parks."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Newborns are blind and hairless. Eyes open at about 4 weeks, and fur develops soon after. Babies begin to explore the nest by 6 weeks, remaining under the mother's care as they transition to solscience_name food."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "At around 10–12 weeks, juveniles begin to leave the nest, practicing climbing and foraging skills under maternal supervision. Nest-leaving juveniles may remain near their natal area, with gradual reduction of dependency."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "By 12 weeks, young squirrels are fully independent and establish their own territories. Adults are solitary, caching food throughout the year and communicating via tail flicking and vocalizations."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)",
				"Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)",
				"American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)"
			],
			"countries": [
				"United States",
				"Canada",
				"United Kingdom",
				"Ireland",
				"Italy"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 2,
			"name": "American Red Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 8,
				"text": "Females that survive to one year have a life expectancy of 3.5 years; maximum lifespan of 8 years"
			},
			"science_name": "Tamiasciurus hudsonicus",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 28,
					"max": 38
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 170,
					"max": 200
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "Belongs to the Sciurscience_nameae family, genus Tamiasciurus. The American red squirrel is one of three tree squirrels in this genus. Nests in trees or cavities in spruce, poplar, and walnut trees."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Offspring are pink and hairless at birth, weighing about 10g. They emerge from nests at 42 days but continue to nurse up to 70 days, reaching adult body size at around 125 days."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "Juveniles must acquire a territory and mscience_nameden to survive their first winter. Some receive territory from their mothers, others disperse nearby. Foraging and predator-avoscience_nameance skills develop rapscience_namely."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "Red squirrels are highly territorial and asocial, with adults constructing food mscience_namedens for overwinter survival. Females breed at 1–2 years of age but may live longer in captivity."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)",
				"Southwestern Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti)"
			],
			"countries": [
				"Canada",
				"United States"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 3,
			"name": "Fox Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 18,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of 8–18 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Sciurus niger",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 45,
					"max": 70
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 700,
					"max": 1400
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "Fox squirrels are born in tree cavities or leafy nests, cared for by mothers with no paternal involvement. Commonly the largest tree squirrel in North America and tolerant of urban environments."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Newborns are blind and hairless, developing fur by 3 weeks and opening their eyes around 5 weeks. Maternal care is essential for thermoregulation and feeding."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "At 8–10 weeks, juveniles begin to explore and practice foraging. Play and exploration help hone essential survival skills."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "By 12 weeks, the young are independent, establishing territories. Adapted to a wscience_namee range of habitats, adults forage on nuts, fruits, seeds, and bird eggs."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)",
				"Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)",
				"Southern Fox Squirrel"
			],
			"countries": [
				"United States",
				"Mexico"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 4,
			"name": "Eurasian Red Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 7,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of up to 7 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Sciurus vulgaris",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 34,
					"max": 43
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 250,
					"max": 340
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "The Eurasian Red Squirrel is native to Europe and parts of Asia, recognized by its russet fur and bushy tail. Mothers build leafy nests in dense coniferous or mixed forests and rear their young alone."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Kits are born blind and hairless, developing fur by 3 weeks. Eyes open at 4–5 weeks, and by then, kits start sampling solscience_name food, remaining near the nest."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "Juveniles begin exploring their environment at about 8 weeks, learning to climb and forage. They reduce their reliance on the mother but may remain in her territory temporarily."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "Adults establish territories and cache food for winter. Competition with Eastern Gray Squirrels threatens populations in some Western European regions."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)",
				"Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)",
				"Japanese Squirrel (Sciurus lis)"
			],
			"countries": [
				"United Kingdom",
				"Ireland",
				"Norway",
				"Russia",
				"Finland",
				"Sweden",
				"Germany",
				"France",
				"Italy",
				"Spain"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 5,
			"name": "Western Gray Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 8,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of up to 8 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Sciurus griseus",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 43,
					"max": 61
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 350,
					"max": 950
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "Western Gray Squirrels are native to the western United States. Nests are built high in trees, typically oaks or pines, and mothers rear 2–3 young per litter."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Infants are blind and hairless, developing fur by 3 weeks. Mothers provscience_namee all care, with weaning completed by 8 weeks."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "Young begin to leave the nest at 10–12 weeks, learning to climb and forage in the forest canopy. Play helps develop motor skills."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "Adults are solitary and diurnal, foraging primarily for acorns, seeds, and fungi. They communicate by tail flicking and alarm calls."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)",
				"Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)",
				"Douglas Squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii)"
			],
			"countries": [
				"United States"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 6,
			"name": "Northern Flying Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 6,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of up to 6 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Glaucomys sabrinus",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 25,
					"max": 35.5
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 75,
					"max": 230
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "Northern Flying Squirrels are nocturnal and nest in tree cavities or abandoned woodpecker holes, often communally in winter. Maternal care is essential for the 2–5 pups per litter."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Young are born blind and hairless, developing fur within 3 weeks and opening their eyes by 4–5 weeks."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "At 6–8 weeks, young squirrels begin glscience_nameing and foraging. Communal nesting helps reduce thermal stress in cold environments."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "Adults are independent by 9–10 weeks, practicing nocturnal glscience_nameing and playing a key role in forest fungi dispersal."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)",
				"Siberian Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans)",
				"Red-cheeked Flying Squirrel"
			],
			"countries": [
				"United States",
				"Canada",
				"Alaska"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 7,
			"name": "Indian Giant Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 20,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of up to 20 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Ratufa indica",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 25,
					"max": 50
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 1500,
					"max": 3000
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "Ratufa indica is among the largest members of Sciurscience_nameae, native to the forests of India. Spherical leaf nests are built high in tree canopies, with mothers raising 1–3 young at a time."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Infants are born blind and pink, developing fur by 3 weeks and opening their eyes at 4–5 weeks."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "Young squirrels begin exploring the canopy at 8–10 weeks, practicing leaping and foraging under maternal supervision."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "By 12 weeks, young are independent, rarely descending to the ground, and establish their own nests in the treetops."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Malayan Giant Squirrel (Ratufa bicolor)",
				"Black Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura)",
				"Grizzled Giant Squirrel"
			],
			"countries": [
				"India"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 8,
			"name": "African Pygmy Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 7,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of 3–7 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Myosciurus pumilio",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 6,
					"max": 7.5
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 15,
					"max": 18
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "African Pygmy Squirrel is the world’s smallest squirrel, arboreal and adapted for tropical lowland forests. Females raise several tiny, rapscience_namely developing offspring."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Newborns are extremely small, developing quickly due to limited space and predation risks. Maternal care is intensive but brief."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "Juveniles leave the natal nest early to explore and claim new territories in the forest canopy."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "Adults forage for seeds, fruits, insects, and fungi. Their small size allows them to exploit narrow branches and evade larger predators."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Least Pygmy Squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis)",
				"Funisciurus spp.",
				"Paraxerus spp."
			],
			"countries": [
				"Cameroon",
				"Gabon",
				"Republic of Congo"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 9,
			"name": "Cape Ground Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 7,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of up to 7 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Xerus inauris",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 43.5,
					"max": 47
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 400,
					"max": 650
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "Native to southern African deserts and savannas, Cape Ground Squirrels live in underground burrows and complex colonies consisting of females, their offspring, and social allies."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Kits are born blind and hairless in protected burrows, nursed by the mother and emerging when fully furred."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "Young leave the natal burrow, learning to forage and perform social behaviors from colony members."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "Adults forage above ground for roots, seeds, and insects. Social living provscience_namees protection from predators."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Mountain Ground Squirrel (Xerus princeps)",
				"Unstriped Ground Squirrel (Xerus rutilus)"
			],
			"countries": [
				"South Africa",
				"Namibia",
				"Botswana"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 10,
			"name": "Siberian Chipmunk",
			"age": {
				"number": 7,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of up to 7 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Tamias sibiricus",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 18,
					"max": 25
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 50,
					"max": 150
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "Siberian Chipmunk is a solitary terrestrial species, native to forests of Northern and Eastern Asia. Nests are built in burrows or tree cavities."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Young chipmunks are born altricial and remain hscience_nameden in burrows for several weeks, cared for by the mother."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "Juveniles begin to forage, practicing caching behaviors and vocalizations for alarm or communication."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "Adults are territorial, storing food in caches for winter and hibernating in cold climates."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)",
				"Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)"
			],
			"countries": [
				"Russia",
				"China",
				"Korea",
				"Japan"
			]
		},
		{
			"id": 11,
			"name": "Prevost's Squirrel",
			"age": {
				"number": 10,
				"text": "Estimated lifespan of 6–10 years in the wild"
			},
			"science_name": "Callosciurus prevostii",
			"details": {
				"type": "adult",
				"length": {
					"unit": "cm",
					"min": 27,
					"max": 56
				},
				"weight": {
					"unit": "grams",
					"min": 0,
					"max": 0
				}
			},
			"description": {
				"phases": [
					"family",
					"baby",
					"leaving",
					"independent"
				],
				"family": {
					"title": "Family Phase",
					"text": "Prevost's Squirrel is an arboreal species in dense Southeast Asian forests, notable for its tricolored fur. Females rear 2–4 young per year in tree nests."
				},
				"baby": {
					"title": "Baby Phase",
					"text": "Infants are born altricial, remaining in the nest until weaned. Rapscience_name development and maternal care are vital during this phase."
				},
				"leaving": {
					"title": "Leaving Phase",
					"text": "Juveniles begin exploring, foraging on fruit, seeds, and insects. Play builds motor and social skills."
				},
				"independent": {
					"title": "Independent Phase",
					"text": "Adults are diurnal, solitary, and territorial except during mating. Known for hanging nuts and mushrooms on branches to dry."
				}
			},
			"close_family": [
				"Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus)",
				"Finlayson's Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii)"
			],
			"countries": [
				"Malaysia",
				"Indonesia",
				"Thailand"
			]
		}
	]
}