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Rudbeckia fulgida (orange coneflower). Photo by Mary Free

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Although burial retrieval estimates vary from 25–95%, researchers have found that eastern gray squirrels possess excellent spatial memory and an acute sense of smell, which help them to retrieve the nuts they have cached.
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Although burial retrieval estimates vary from 25–95%, researchers have found that eastern gray squirrels possess excellent spatial memory and an acute sense of smell, which help them to retrieve the nuts they have cached.