Do female squirrels live longer then males? ?

if so why do they?


i couldnt find any information about this on the web


help me please!!Do female squirrels live longer then males? ?
See last paragraph on this page: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1鈥?/a>





And scroll down to ';The Secret Lives of Squirrels'; here:


http://www.alumni.umn.edu/6Sep20054.html





I just googled ';squirrel gender lifespan.';