[NatureNS] Strange squirrel behaviour - NYC

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Thank you all for your information and stories. I will never read =
Squirrel Nutkin=E2=80=99s adventures to a child in quite the same way =
again.=20

Ian McKay

From: Paul MacDonald=20
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 4:57 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Strange squirrel behaviour - NYC

Yes Ian they do eat meet  and meat with mustard on it as well!
Once in Keji this time of year my wife was making ham sandwiches=20
for lunch. Before she got the second slice of bread in place a suirrell
rushed down from a tree, grabbed the ham and back up the tree as
quick as a flash. By the way it ate the ham, he thought it delicious!
Paul



On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 10:16 AM, Ian McKay <ian@amimckay.com> =
wrote:




We just got back from a trip to NYC  and saw some strange behaviour I =
was=20
hoping someone could shed some light on. This is possibly unpleasant, =
please=20
stop reading if you are tender hearted.

While walking on Roosevelt Island we came upon a small [about 2/3 full =
size]=20
grey squirrel that may have been hit by a car and made its way to the =
grass.=20
It was twitching, but seemingly barely alive. While we discussed what we =

could do for it, a larger grey came down the nearby tree, rushed over to =
the=20
fallen squirrel and began to sniff it in earnest. Then, quick as =
thought, it=20
grasped the injured squirrel in its mouth and rushed back up the tree! I =

wouldn't have thought it could move so fast or nimbly with such a heavy =
and=20
awkward load.

  Now, we thought, there is a mother still caring for her offspring. =
Then,=20
a darker thought entered our minds [we had be discussing the infamous =
insane=20
asylum that used to stand where we were] and wondered...do squirrels eat =

meat? shudder.

We are hoping that this is not the case and we witnessed a wonderful,=20
maternal moment. But the naturalist in us wondered - just how sharp in =
tooth=20
and claw nature might be.

Any ideas?

Ian McKay
Scots Bay=20




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<DIV>Thank you all for your information and stories. I will never read =
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<DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>On Wednesday, October 1, 2014 =
10:16 AM, Ian=20
McKay &lt;ian@amimckay.com&gt; wrote:<BR></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>
<DIV class=3Dy_msg_container>We just got back from a trip to NYC&nbsp; =
and saw=20
some strange behaviour I was <BR>hoping someone could shed some light =
on. This=20
is possibly unpleasant, please <BR>stop reading if you are tender=20
hearted.<BR><BR>While walking on Roosevelt Island we came upon a small =
[about=20
2/3 full size] <BR>grey squirrel that may have been hit by a car and =
made its=20
way to the grass. <BR>It was twitching, but seemingly barely alive. =
While we=20
discussed what we <BR>could do for it, a larger grey came down the =
nearby tree,=20
rushed over to the <BR>fallen squirrel and began to sniff it in earnest. =
Then,=20
quick as thought, it <BR>grasped the injured squirrel in its mouth and =
rushed=20
back up the tree! I <BR>wouldn't have thought it could move so fast or =
nimbly=20
with such a heavy and <BR>awkward load.<BR><BR>&nbsp; Now, we thought, =
there is=20
a mother still caring for her offspring. Then, <BR>a darker thought =
entered our=20
minds [we had be discussing the infamous insane <BR>asylum that used to =
stand=20
where we were] and wondered...do squirrels eat <BR>meat? =
shudder.<BR><BR>We are=20
hoping that this is not the case and we witnessed a wonderful, =
<BR>maternal=20
moment. But the naturalist in us wondered - just how sharp in tooth =
<BR>and claw=20
nature might be.<BR><BR>Any ideas?<BR><BR>Ian McKay<BR>Scots Bay=20
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