Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California

First evidence of ground squirrels hunting and eating voles in Bay Area

Posted by lamplighter at 08:33 PM | 10 COMMENTS | permalink

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Carnivorous Squirrels is a great band name.

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-- Bad Atheist (@badatheist.bsky.social) December 21, 2024 at 11:45 AM

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... The observations occurred in 2024 -- the 12th year of the Long-term Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels Project conducted at Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County. Out of 74 observed interactions with voles between June and July, 42% involved active hunting of these small rodents by ground squirrels. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-24 01:52 PM

HOMELESS RODENTS KILLING EACH OTHER IN CA!!!

~ Gracie headline

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-12-24 01:55 PM

The voles are eating the nuts! The rats are eating the voles! The cats are eating the rats! They're coming for us!
Merry Christmas,
~ JD Vance
Vice President to the Co-Presidents To Be

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-12-24 02:04 PM

Do not ---- with California squirrels.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-12-24 08:53 PM

Squirrels eat mice.

Why is eating a Vole such a big deal?

I swear you all are city folks.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-12-24 09:08 PM

They're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats.

#6 | Posted by eightfifteenpm at 2024-12-25 05:07 AM

There are fewer things meaner than an angry squirrel... that's all I gotta say...

#7 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2024-12-25 08:26 AM

They are Maga squirrels.

They want nothing to do with fruits and nuts.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-12-25 11:49 AM

They want nothing to do with fruits and nuts.
#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-12-25 11:49 AM | FLAG PFFFTTTTTT

So yer sayin'... they aren't cannibals?

Well... that's about the best thing you can say about a MAGA anything.

#9 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2024-12-25 01:49 PM

"PFFFTTTTTT"

I say, I say, I say, son ...

That was just a joke.

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-12-25 02:36 PM

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