Scrat is a saber-toothed squirrel who is obsessed with collecting acorns, constantly putting his life in danger to obtain and defend them. He is a fictional character in the Ice Age franchise. Scrats storylines are mostly independent of those of the Herd, though the two do intersect at times. Scrat is voiced in all Ice Age feature films and short films by director Chris Wedge, only directly interacting with the storys main characters on eight occasions, mostly with Sid.