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They don't. They eat some of the acorn and then bury it leaving the embryo intact, later growing into an oak. Generally they do this with the red oak acorns, and fully consume the white oak acorns. There is no need to recover the buried acorn as they have a huge stockpile hidden elsewhere.

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10y ago

(1) Prevent overcrowding and reduce competition for basic needs, such as light, water, space and nutrients.

(2) Seeds get the chance to grow in more fertile land.

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so that they will have food in the spring when there are no acorns around

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in the ground

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to keep it away from crack babies

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