Which statement about newborn grey squirrels is true?

Which statement about newborn grey squirrels is true?

• A. They are naked and blind at birth.
• B. They are born with full fur and eyes open.
• C. They are born with teeth and able to climb immediately.
• D. They are born underwater.

Answer: (A)

Newborn grey squirrels are altricial, meaning they are helpless at birth. They come into the world naked with eyes and ears closed and cannot regulate their body temperature, move well, or feed themselves. They depend entirely on their mother for warmth and nourishment. Fur starts to grow soon after birth, and their eyes open only after several weeks as they develop the ability to move and forage. This makes the statement accurate. The other ideas don’t fit because newborns aren’t born with full fur and open eyes, aren’t immediately able to climb or bite and move on their own, and certainly aren’t born underwater.

Newborn grey squirrels are altricial, meaning they are helpless at birth. They come into the world naked with eyes and ears closed and cannot regulate their body temperature, move well, or feed themselves. They depend entirely on their mother for warmth and nourishment. Fur starts to grow soon after birth, and their eyes open only after several weeks as they develop the ability to move and forage. This makes the statement accurate. The other ideas don’t fit because newborns aren’t born with full fur and open eyes, aren’t immediately able to climb or bite and move on their own, and certainly aren’t born underwater.