{"id":29044,"date":"2025-06-28T13:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielpaladino.com\/?p=29044"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:08:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:08:43","slug":"quick-descent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2025\/06\/28\/quick-descent\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Descent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54619422246_d31ede1ba9_k.jpg\" \/>\n<p>The red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) inhabiting the pine forest trail of Yeongok Beach (\uc5f0\uace1\ud574\ubcc0\uc194\ubc2d\uae38) in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, are part of the eastern range of this species. In South Korea, these squirrels are typically classified as the subspecies S. v. coreae (also known as S. v. coreanus), which is adapted to the country\u2019s temperate coniferous and mixed forests. In this area, they live among coastal pine trees, feeding primarily on pine seeds, buds, and fungi.<\/p>\n<p>The forested area near the East Sea provides them with a stable habitat rich in vegetation, ideal for their diurnal activity and territorial behavior. They are often seen in the early mornings, moving swiftly through the trees\u2014especially in autumn, when they gather food for the winter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \uccad\uc11c<br \/>\u2022 Korean red squirrel (subspecies), red squirrel, eurasian red squirrel<br \/>\u2022 Ardilla roja coreana (subespecie), ardilla com\u00fan, ardilla roja<\/p>\n<p><b>Scientific classification:<\/b><br \/>Domain:Eukaryota<br \/>Kingdom:Animalia<br \/>Phylum:Chordata<br \/>Class:Mammalia<br \/>Order:Rodentia<br \/>Family:Sciuridae<br \/>Genus:Sciurus<br \/>Species:S. vulgaris<br \/>Subspecies: S. v. coreae<\/p>\n<p>\uc5f0\uace1\ud574\ubcc0\uc194\ubc2d\uae38 (Yeongok Beach Pine Forest Trail), Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea<\/p>\n<p>Photo Taken: May 02, 2025<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rdwPjE\">High resolution<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gabouruguay-collection\/\">Flickr Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Did you like this post?<\/b><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) inhabiting the pine forest trail of Yeongok Beach (\uc5f0\uace1\ud574\ubcc0\uc194\ubc2d\uae38) in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, are part of the eastern range of this species. In South Korea, these squirrels are typically classified as the subspecies S. v. coreae (also known as S. v. coreanus), which is adapted to the country\u2019s temperate coniferous [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,37,98,635,640,848,888,891,899,2380,3023,3430,3489,3491,3492,3495,4566,4651,4726,4771,4776,4914,5092,5239,5355,5356,5403,5406,6218,7943,7979,8863,8867,8871,9714,10238,10320,11098,11300,11301,11305,11580,11766,11769,12009,12259,12260,12854,13260,13299,14768,13925,14084,14094,14247,14249,14331,14333],"class_list":["post-29044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-related-posts","tag-animals","tag-37","tag-77d","tag-animal","tag-animalia","tag-arboreal","tag-ardilla","tag-ardillacomun","tag-ardillaroja","tag-canon","tag-chordata","tag-contemporary","tag-corea","tag-coreadelsur","tag-coreae","tag-coreanus","tag-eos","tag-esciuromorfo","tag-euarchontoglires","tag-eurasia","tag-eurasianredsquirrel","tag-fauna","tag-flickr","tag-free","tag-gabrielpaladinocom","tag-gabrielpaladinoibanez","tag-gangneung","tag-gangwon","tag-herbivorous","tag-mammalia","tag-mantchuricus","tag-natural","tag-naturaleza","tag-nature","tag-park","tag-pineforest","tag-placentalia","tag-redsquirrel","tag-rodent","tag-rodentia","tag-roedor","tag-salvaje","tag-sciuridae","tag-sciurus","tag-sigma","tag-southkorea","tag-southkorea2025","tag-taxonomia","tag-trail","tag-treesquirrel","tag-updated","tag-vulgaris","tag-wild","tag-wildlife","tag-yeongok","tag-yeongokbeach","tag-zoologia","tag-zoology","has-post-thumbnail"],"tags_input":"#animals,150600,77d,animal,animalia,arboreal,ardilla,ardillacom\u00fan,ardillaroja,canon,chordata,contemporary,corea,coreadelsur,coreae,coreanus,eos,esciuromorfo,euarchontoglires,eurasia,eurasianredsquirrel,fauna,Flickr,free,gabrielpaladinocom,gabrielpaladinoiba\u00f1ez,gangneung,gangwon,herbivorous,mammalia,mantchuricus,natural,naturaleza,nature,park,pineforest,placentalia,redsquirrel,rodent,rodentia,roedor,salvaje,sciuridae,sciurus,sigma,southkorea,southkorea2025,taxonom\u00eda,trail,treesquirrel,Updated,vulgaris,wild,wildlife,yeongok,yeongokbeach,zoologia,zoology","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phjlBv-7ys","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27414,"url":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2025\/05\/17\/sciurus-vulgaris-coreae\/","url_meta":{"origin":29044,"position":0},"title":"Sciurus vulgaris coreae","author":"Gabriel Paladino Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez","date":"May 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) inhabiting the pine forest trail of Yeongok Beach (\uc5f0\uace1\ud574\ubcc0\uc194\ubc2d\uae38) in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, are part of the eastern range of this species. 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