Sweet shades
this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2024
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It looks like you're both happy and smiling in this shot! ๐
I thought this was morbid animal cruelty post when I thought I read .... McGrill Squirrel ... next to some weirdo with thick black sunglasses
Happy to see that its just some nice guy feeding one chonker of a squirrel.
What a neat encounter! Great shot! How do you identify her? Are the sharpness of her claws a problem? Did she climb up your body to get to where she is on your shoulder, and would wearing shorts be an issue re: claws?
Thanks for your curiosity :D Thankfully she has a very recognizable feature which is her shorter tail. I assume she lost part of it in a fight or something. I once tried to start telling apart the others but it's really hard haha, so many of them on the campus. A few have distinctive faces but that's it.
The claws aren't a problem for now (winter) since I'm always wearing a jacket. I taught her to climbing on my arm directly so shorts won't be an issue, but I'll have to figure something for summer !
Video of her jumping on my arm (she knows by now!)
Don't fuck with wild animals. It's illegal and also cruel.
Unleash the downvotes, ye short-sighted fools.