Wide awake and ready to go.
The phrase "bright eyed and bushy tailed" likely originated from observations of animals like squirrels or rabbits, which are known for their alertness and energy. It is used to describe someone who is enthusiastic and full of energy, similar to how these animals appear when they are alert and active.
Bushy-tailed olingo was created in 1876.
Bushy-tailed opossum was created in 1912.
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed comes direct and intact from the classic Fox Hunt. A fox with dull or cloudy eyes or a limp, listless ungroomed tail is one in poor health and will not provide a good active challenging chase over a long course.
Squirrels are bushy-tailed animals that usually live in trees.
skunkA skunkSkunks and zorillas both fit that description.what is a bushy-tailed mammal which gives off a bad smell??A skunk.
It is a skunk.
The bushy-tailed, tree-dwelling rodent is a squirrel.
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The correct spelling of the plural noun is squirrels(bushy-tailed rodents).
The likely word is squirrel (a bushy-tailed tree-dwelling rodent).