LA squirrels are apparently losing their shit

[Dennis Donovan]

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Gadi Schwartz ✔@GadiNBC

Is it just me or are squirrels acting really weird in LA these days? This is the second squirrel in a week to not respect my social distance.

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4:03 PM - Apr 15, 2020 · Los Angeles, CA

[greenjar_01]

1. They're probably hungry

Fewer people out and about means less randomly strewed food and garbage.

[riversedge]

7. twitter had several pics of animals entering the city--no people no cars.. the

pics were from around the world. big and small animals.

[greenjar_01]

11. Sure, but squirrels are always abundant in cities

It's actually remarkable that people don't have much animus against these mid-sized rodents all over cities pretty much all the time.

[Loki Liesmith]

13. Being cute helps

[Flaleftist]

15. Hans Landa?

[mopinko]

2. tough times for trash pandas of all species.

[stillcool]

3. what a cutey..

I never see them that close up and personal.

[qazplm135]

10. Back in law school, a tame one lived in the grad student housing area

Whenever I had the money, I'd buy some Peanut M&Ms. I'd eat the candy/chocolate, and then give him the nut. He'd put his paws on my legs and eat it right out of my hand. We probably did that on a weekly basis for awhile.

One day he accidentally drew blood when he nicked my thumb. No big deal. Then two weeks later I got a sore throat, which was one of the symptoms of rabies lol

Obviously, I did not have rabies, but it was a momentary thought in my head lol

[jberryhill]

18. They have notoriously bad eyesight

I have a nutty buddy that drops by daily for half a walnut.

He was eating out of my hand until a couple of weeks ago when I learned that their near-field vision is bad, and their teeth are amazingly sharp. Duh. Lesson learned.

[dewsgirl]

4. Poor fella is probably hungry and wonders where all the humans went.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Good music!

Urban squirrels are less afraid of people than their country cousins, mostly.

[2naSalit]

21. I though so too...

thought I could see using the shower scene music from Psycho as well.

I once lived in a place with a tribe of them, got to know them very well. There were some scenes I witnessed where music was definitely in order. I once saw a small gang scene around the wheel of a car that instantly brought to mind the riff to the Jet Song from West Side Story!

[brush]

6. Animals are getting bolder all over the world and venturing into cities.

It's amazing to see the videos of wild animals exploring the streets of big cities—sans humans and auto traffic.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. I read squirrel body language.

That squirrel is in full dis. "Oh, you bad. You think you bad? Come out here and try something. (cough - cough). Yeah, you got that right. We squirrels can pass on the virus too.

[DavidDvorkin]

9. How can you tell the difference?

[mitch96]

12. Cheeky little bugger................ nt

[Marcuse]

14. "The Squirrels" would make for a good horror movie like Hitchcock's "The Birds".

[oasis]

16. Many squirrels in a park near me were getting fed daily by kindly folk,

young and old. Since the "virus" not so much. When I walk my dog through nowadays, they scurry down from the trees hoping for a meal from me.

Took them a few leftover biscuits yesterday. We're not big breadeaters so not much else to give.

[StarryNite]

17. So darn cute!

[Solomon]

22. Only because they have fuzzy tails.

If they had regular tails instead of fuzzy tails they'd be rats and you'd hate 'em.

[2naSalit]

19. Looks viscious...

Daring you to step out of the car! I know that look.

[EarthFirst]

20. Probably 5G... nt