Yes they do, we can often hear them hitting the roof of the house.
rats do not eat pine cones
Flies eat the things we do. When they land on our food what they do is eat it. Flies don't eat pine cones.
A squirrel doesn't actually eat a pine cone. It does, however, eat pine nuts, and these are hidden within the cones. The number of pine nuts a squirrel will eat will vary, but most squirrels that live in pine forests are frequently looking for more, either to eat or to store.
No, owls do not eat pine cones. Owls are carnivorous predators that mainly feed on small mammals, birds, insects, and sometimes fish. Their diet consists of a variety of prey animals, but not pine cones.
they eat conifers, cones, pine cone, acorns
Yes.
Yes. They are found in pine cones which come from pine trees. (see: http://www.answers.com/topic/pine-nut)
muskrats eat mice,
NO Actually YES, bears eat the pine nuts inside of the cones. Video documentation has shown bears digging up a squirrels stashed cones and eating the cone. A documentary on the Animal Planet showed this action in Yellowstone National Park.
Squirrels eat the seeds at the base of the scales near the pine cone's center.
There American mastodon ate several different things. The mastodon would eat leaves, pine needles, pine cones, and some twigs.
Yes you can but only the seeds. You have to roast, cook, etc.