Squirrels are amazing. Cute, ingenious little rascals, there’s 365 species of squirrels. Here’s a few facts from Squirrel.org relating to squirrels and “danger”:

When a squirrel senses danger, its first instinct is to stand motionless. If on the ground it will race to the closest tree, or other climbable object to escape. If it is in a tree, it will circle the trunk with its body pressed tightly to the bark.

The squirrel’s erratic path while crossing a street is an attempt to confuse the oncoming vehicle… thereby causing it to change direction. This is obliviously the squirrels biggest, and often last mistake.

And then there’s the “secret” lives of squirrels:

By LBG

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