Why Giant squirrels build multiple nests, entrepreneurs must know

Every corporate must have multiple options for its business success.  In the corporate parlance, the multiple options are otherwise called as ‘Plan B’.  In the event of failure of ‘Plan A’, the ‘Plan B’ can be implemented.  In the business plan, the time is a very crucial factor.  In the complex market dynamics, no corporate can afford to loose time and effort.  If the corporate prefers to work with a single option and it realizes that the chosen option is not viable or workable at the eleventh hour, time, resource and effort is lost.

Always some element of caution is inevitable to achieve success.  Do animals prepare and operate ‘Plan B’ option and do they keep multiple strategies? Do animals live the present or live for future?  Certain animals have learned their business plan correctly.  They have learned to overcome some of the limitations and unforeseen events by having multiple options.

The giant squirrels approach their life with such multiple options.  Giant squirrel is an arboreal mammal that lives strictly on the upper canopy of tall trees.  This animal largely lives in diverse, matured forest, where the tall deciduous trees have dense canopy connectivity. 

The interesting aspect of giant squirrel behaviour is that they build multiple nests of different sizes.  What may the possible reason these animal build several nests.  Nest building is indeed an expensive exercise.  The animal has to spent hours to build the nest.  During nest building time, the animal also may not eat efficiently as it cannot afford to waste its time by not completing the task.  Why these animals build many nests when a single nest may be sufficient live for them?

A possible interpretation/inference for the above behaviour is to safe guard its young ones during breeding season.  Also may be the presence of multiple nests give them a chance to confuse the predatory birds, especially the eagles during leaf falling season.  The arboreal animal during leaf falling season can be seen easily by the predatory animals.  The multiple nests always help the animal to confuse the predator.  Also the multiple nests give them the best choice as to which nest they can use to rear the baby squirrel. 

May be to ensure future of the young ones and also to ensure protection during the leaf falling season as they live in deciduous forest, they learned the art having multiple nests.  Although nest building is a costly process, the benefit justifies the expenditure from their point of view. 

The message to be drawn by the corporate is not about just multiple options or the importance of having Plan B.  The above requirement become must and inevitable when the corporate is working in a complex and volatile business dynamics.  Giant squirrel is strictly an arboreal animal and hence it has fewer options to move out of the canopy.  When there is an obvious limitation, the animals have preferred multiple options.   Foresee the limitations and accordingly have your options ready.