Squirrels II

January 5, 2011

Mary emailed me that the idea of being smarter than a squirrel was stupid. Better to be a crow.

I was not starting a competition of smartest animal. That would slight many highly intelligent creatures, among which would be the crow, the dolphin, the horse and probably the Venus Fly trap. I was just trying to be funny.

It all began as I drove home the other night. A squirrel was dropping onto the top of a hanging bird feeder. One hangs a bird feeder to thwart squirrels. I saw him clinging to the wire above the feeder reaching out one paw.

Also, scientists did conduct a study on squirrels. They set up 14 impossible obstacles to put between a squirrel and food. It took one squirrel only a week to get to the food. The scientists were impressed. I like the research endorsement. I also admire the squirrel's persistence.