Tweet
Flesh-eating squirrels which hunt down and devour voles have been spotted for the first time in the wild.
Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of seeds and nuts, which they often bury in underground stores to get through the colder months.
But biologists were amazed to see Californian ground squirrels chasing and killing voles in predatory behaviour never before recorded in the animals.
They must like vole nuts
I sure hope that the squirrels here don't turn on us because there are hundreds in our surrounding woods.
Until now, squirrels were thought to be primarily vegetarian, cramming their cheeks full of seeds and nuts, which they often bury in underground stores to get through the colder months.
But biologists were amazed to see Californian ground squirrels chasing and killing voles in predatory behaviour never before recorded in the animals.
They must like vole nuts
I sure hope that the squirrels here don't turn on us because there are hundreds in our surrounding woods.
Comment