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The Shell Game

Humans tend to be messy creatures.  It’s one of those animalistic traits that thousands of years of civilization hasn’t quite beaten out of our species yet.  Get a whole bunch of people together in one place where they’re going to … Continue reading

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#16 – Let Them Eat Steak

As we’ve already seen in this countdown, squirrels will eat, or at least pick at, just about anything edible they find lying around.  That includes our discarded human food, of which the edibility may actually be in doubt.  And while … Continue reading

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The Lighter Side

Four years ago, I shared some really good photos I got of a squirrel at the park who was rocking a very blonde fur-do.  It was the first and only time I’d ever seen a squirrel THAT lightly colored all … Continue reading

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Bleacher Creature

This squirrel seems to have one of the best seats in the house to…. whatever event he’s there to watch.  Maybe it’s a baseball game at a stadium where the groundskeeper doesn’t bother to weed out the dandelions.  Or perhaps … Continue reading

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#30 – Lend Me Your Ear

It’s a rough world out there for our sciurine friends, and sometimes survival comes at the cost of a few bumps and cruises or scars. For the truly unfortunate who get into some really heated scraps, intra and interspecies conflict … Continue reading

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