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I have a good bunch of squirrels I feed outside my home office... I can attest they are delightful creatures when you get to know them. They’re smart, gentle, e
by cockatiel_day 6y ago
I have a good bunch of squirrels I feed outside my home office... I can attest they are delightful creatures when you get to know them. They’re smart, gentle, engaging, and all have a different and developing personality.
Yes, they’re rodents, but rodents are a big family!
- caiobegotti 6y agoRodents can be extremely friendly and cute indeed. Evidence: capivaras!
- mtts 6y ago> They're [...] gentle [...] No they're not. They're brutal, vicious killers (a trait they share with lots of others of members of the rodent family, such as rabbits). Here's just one example: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/03/red-squirrel-infanticide-Yukon-cannibalism/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/03/red-squirrel...
- mutatio 6y agoRabbits surprisingly not being rodents.
- andrewflnr 6y agoCats do the same thing sometimes, feral cats and lions, at least. Some cats are still gentle.
- anonfornoreason 6y agoThank you for feeding them, as I occasionally enjoy eating well fed squirrels in my own neighborhood. Keep filling them up with peanuts, please!