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| My butler Greg Jackson knew this years ago. Where is his gubmint grant? |
Study uncovers surprising things about squirrels | National | bakersfield.com:
"In one experiment, Delgado tested how squirrels assess food when provided nuts of different values. She presented participating squirrels with a specific order of hazelnuts and peanuts and observed the following behaviors for each nut: the number of head flicks, the time manipulating the nut with the paw, the time until the nut was eaten or cached, the number of incomplete caches before a successful cache and the time spent covering a cached nut.
Turning a nut around in their paws serves multiple functions. It helps the squirrels assess the integrity of the nut and spot any holes or cracks in the shell. Imperfections could indicate the nut is more susceptible to rot. They also might be the best entry points for breaking into the shell."
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| These boys were waiting a few feet away until I filled their feeder with sunflower seeds. |
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| Our squirrels are not spoiled. |
