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Rare in Europe? I'm looking out of my window in central London and there are at least three squirrels arguing about brexit or something. In warmer months, I nee

Rare in Europe? I'm looking out of my window in central London and there are at least three squirrels arguing about brexit or something. In warmer months, I need to be careful not to kick one of them as I go by on the sidewalk. They are everywhere.

ckastner 6y ago
Well, one can hardly generalize to Europe just from London. To give just one counterexample, I grew up in a very rural/mountainy part of Austria, surrounded by forests everywhere, and I can count the times I have seen a squirrel on one hand.
- globular-toast 6y ago
  I saw lots of squirrels in Prague so it's not just London. They also have these massive rodents in the river. They are very tame, can be up to the size of a small dog and have big, red teeth.
  - playworker 6y ago
    I thought you were joking at first, but apparently not! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu
malcsm 6y ago
The squirrels in London, and most of the UK, are American greys - imported as pets in the 19th century. The rest of Europe has the much more timid red squirrel.
coldtea 6y ago
Parent did say Europe. Assuming the UK even wants to be called a part of Europe, it's just a small part...
- tomfanning 6y ago
  Europe is a continent.
  - coldtea 6y ago
    Which is neither here, nor there. (I'm a European in any case, I know what "Europe" is). That said, Europe is many things. There is one (actually several) geographical definition (as a continent), geo-political definitions, cultural, historical, and other... Even Wikipedia has some of the nuance: Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia (extending from the Urals to the Iberian Peninsula), the Scandinavian Peninsula, Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland and many smaller surrounding islands in the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Europe may also refer to: Continental Europe, the mainland of Europe excluding the islands surrounding it European Union, a European political supranational entity
prionassembly 6y ago
What's the prevailing opinion on Brexit among squirrels?

ckastner 6y ago

Well, one can hardly generalize to Europe just from London. To give just one counterexample, I grew up in a very rural/mountainy part of Austria, surrounded by forests everywhere, and I can count the times I have seen a squirrel on one hand.

globular-toast 6y ago
I saw lots of squirrels in Prague so it's not just London. They also have these massive rodents in the river. They are very tame, can be up to the size of a small dog and have big, red teeth.
- playworker 6y ago
  I thought you were joking at first, but apparently not! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu

malcsm 6y ago

The squirrels in London, and most of the UK, are American greys - imported as pets in the 19th century. The rest of Europe has the much more timid red squirrel.

coldtea 6y ago

Parent did say Europe. Assuming the UK even wants to be called a part of Europe, it's just a small part...

tomfanning 6y ago
Europe is a continent.
- coldtea 6y ago
  Which is neither here, nor there. (I'm a European in any case, I know what "Europe" is). That said, Europe is many things. There is one (actually several) geographical definition (as a continent), geo-political definitions, cultural, historical, and other... Even Wikipedia has some of the nuance: Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia (extending from the Urals to the Iberian Peninsula), the Scandinavian Peninsula, Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland and many smaller surrounding islands in the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Europe may also refer to: Continental Europe, the mainland of Europe excluding the islands surrounding it European Union, a European political supranational entity

prionassembly 6y ago

What's the prevailing opinion on Brexit among squirrels?