Скрат, в отличие от большинства зверей Ледникового периода — не умеет говорить, он только изредка пищит или кричит. Большинство сцен с участием Скрата в фильмах имеет характер немых комических вставок, прямо не связанных с основным сюжетом фильма. Впервые появшись в Леднековом периоде 2002 г Скрэт пытаясь прибрать к рукам жёлудь и куда-то зарыть его, ненароком раскалывает здоровенный ледник и вызывает лавину. Scrat is a male saber-toothed rat squirrel obsessed with acorns and is a character in the Ice Age animated feature series. The name "Skrat" itself is formed by the addition of the English words squirrel (from English - "squirrel") and rat (from English - "rat"). The species of Skrat is unknown, the character resembles a squirrel and a rat at the same time - he has a long fluffy tail and a sharp sensitive nose, as well as a pair of long fangs that outplay popular beliefs about "saber-toothed" animals from the time of the ice age.

An fact, the remains of the dinosaur a mammal similar to Scrat was found in South America. believe that animals lived in the of South America 92 million years ago. Scrat, unlike most animals of the Ice Age, does not know how speak, he only squeaks or shouts. Most of the scenes with the of Scrat in the films have the character of silent comic inserts, not directly the main plot of the film. First appearing in the Ice Age of 2002, Scrat, trying to grab an acorn and bury it somewhere, splits a hefty glacier and causes an avalanche. .