Why These Squirrels Are Eating Meat
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- NPR ([email protected])
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- Fri 27 Dec 2024
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- https://www.npr.org/2024/12/27/1221795524/california-meat-squirrels-carnivorous-voles
In pop culture, squirrels are often seen as jerky, excited critters on the hunt for nuts to stuff themselves with and tuck away for later. But squirrels are on the hunt for something a bit meatier in the California Bay Area. Their target: local voles. The entire process — from hunt to kill — was captured on video.
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