Do squirels remember where they place their nuts?

they remember most of the time, and those they forget become nut bearing trees, which is good for the future squirrel generationsDo squirels remember where they place their nuts?
Only the males.Do squirels remember where they place their nuts?
The do remember many, however they also forget many. Also a if something happens to the squirrel such as death then their entire stash will stay in the ground.





It is interesting how squirrel bury the acorns/nuts are the perfect depth for them to sprout. It has been proven that they actually bury different kinds of acorns at different depths.





They also drop many acorns and nuts while carrying them through trees, this too helps to spread the trees seedlings
Yes and no. I spent a week camping recently and, as I'm a naturalist through and through, watched birds and squirrels both caching food and retrieving it. Squirrels seemed to keep the nuts fairly close to the tree in this case, and spent a fair amount of time looking for the nuts they knew were there at one time. Eventually they found them and had a quick feast. Occasionally the squirrel forgets, or gets eaten, and new trees grow, or sometimes another animal finds it first. It was great entertainment for me while my husband slept and I drank my coffee!
lol, this is too easy...of course, they use them as food during the months that fruits and nuts don't grow. The ones they don't eat(or forget about!) grow into trees and feed the next generation of squirrels who want to *ahem* get a nut!
yes they do. i raised and released an abandoned one, he was smart about his food
They mark the stash with scent so they can find it later if they forget.
yes, their brain has a special memory area just for their food storage.