


In the Ice Age DVD commentary, he is referred to as "The Scrat" by directors Wedge and Carlos Saldanha. In a special feature in the second film's DVD, his name has been stated to be a mix of the words " squirrel" and " rat", his species allegedly believed to have been a common ancestor of both. Scrat is voiced in all Ice Age feature films and short films by director Chris Wedge, only directly interacting with the story's main characters on eight occasions, mostly with Sid. Scrat's storylines are mostly independent of those of the Herd, though the two do intersect at times. He is a saber-toothed squirrel who is obsessed with collecting acorns, constantly putting his life in danger to obtain and defend them. Scrat is a fictional character in the Ice Age franchise. Yellowish-brown and gray with white underbelly
