This flying squirrel faked his own death, and created a whole crime scene...

[Nevilledog]

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[blm]

1. That's hilarious

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Hilarious ... but I kept wanting RxCKSTxR to narrate it ...

He would kill it with this vid

[rebe303]

3. Wow

That's some Nicholson or Streep level talent 😊

[RainCaster]

4. I love it!

That squirrel killed it!

[irisblue]

5. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Solly Mack]

6. :)

[judesedit]

7. Crazy, kooky animals

[Evolve Dammit]

8. That is amazing. Pretty darn smart! Hysterical

[mountain grammy]

9. Hilarious. Oscar worthy.

[Donkees]

10. Seems like splooting behavior

[BumRushDaShow]

20. I had to go look that term up

and by golly, my sister's black lab ALWAYS lays like that on the floor - splayed with both legs completely extended back. In fact, when my BIL walks him and the lab has had enough, he'll just splay himself right there on the sidewalk and won't move.

[Donkees]

33. The squirrel is trying to lower body heat by pressing flat against the ceramic tiles, and using the

broom handle to add more weight to his front paws, in order to help further flatten the skin 'wings' against the cool tiles.

[BumRushDaShow]

36. Regular squirrels will do that during heat waves

but while lying splayed on their stomachs to expose the most surface area to radiate heat. This squirrel looks like a handful though and its rare that any animal will expose its belly like that unless they are comfortable with the human they are with.

[Donkees]

37. Regular squirrels lose their undercoats in warm weather, and their bellies are almost bare...

This flying squirrel's belly appears to still be furry. This type of flying squirrel may be one of those sold in the pet trade in China and other countries (?)

In the wild, regular young squirrels do play with sticks in a similar way, but this particular captive flying squirrel seems to be concentrating on spreading out those skin flaps against the ceramic tiles.

[BumRushDaShow]

38. A whole pile of animals shed winter coats

like my sister's kitty is doing right now (shedding like mad) who I have been watching the past week while sis has been on vacation. It would seem more efficient to do heat transfer from the front vs the back though, unless there is maybe a ceiling fan (or even a handheld battery-operated portable fan) turned on in there off camera.

[Donkees]

39. It would seem that a flying cape indoors wouldn't get as much of a workout as a heat regulator

[BumRushDaShow]

40. I was thinking

that was a "practice stretch" since it would be difficult to get into that position any other way indoors!

I was looking at some of the twitter replies and someone indicated they could "hear Mandarin" being spoken in the background, so possibly a video from someone who is Chinese.

[Donkees]

41. That may be :)

It seems Theodore Roosevelt's family had a pet flying squirrel in the White House. That one would have had plenty of room to 'fly'

[Rhiannon12866]

11. When is someone going to notice?? Turn off the TV!

Squirrel!!!

[SouthernDem4ever]

16. LOL

[Rebl2]

22. That's what

I was thinking. It keeps moving that broom and looks around thinking is anybody noticing I am injured or dead? 😂

[Rhiannon12866]

24. He just kept trying and looking around, it was obvious what he was doing, clever little guy!

How was no one noticing??

[Donkees]

34. They were making the video :)

[Rhiannon12866]

35. Good point!

[Ligyron]

12. This and that one of a squirrel successfully begging and receiving water from a water bottle.

A water bottle that some passerby had shows they understand and a much smarter than we typically give them credit for.

[The Blue Flower]

13. HILARIOUS!!!

What a little diva! Oscar worthy squirrel!

[BootinUp]

14. Maybe he wasn't sure if someone threw the broom

so just in case.

[flying_wahini]

15. This is so great!

[StarryNite]

17. That is the cutest darn thing!

[DemocraticPatriot]

18. Oh, that IS funny!

thanks for the laugh

[LudwigPastorius]

19. His next role?

Rocky

...not this one:




...this one:

[ellie]

21. Oh my god!

That is awesome!

[Historic NY]

23. Crisis actor

[brer cat]

25. That little critter is amazing.

Quite the diva.

[Warpy]

26. Boris and Natasha must've been hot on his trail

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I'd have threatened to rub his tummy, that always worked on a cat who was sprawled out like that.

I did love the "splat!" position.

[Ferrets are Cool]

43. You win the thread

[malthaussen]

27. I'll admit, my mouth is open in awe.

That is one creative squirrel!

-- Mal

[wnylib]

28. Not long, I think, before Disney signs him up.

[Blue Owl]

29. K&R

[tblue37]

30. He seems frustrated that no one is hurrying to respond to his tragic demise!

[Faux pas]

31. Lol

[electric_blue68]

32. Omg! It looks like at first he's going to walk away. Then stops, thinks, goes4 it. Even Adjusting...

the handle from his chest to his neck! Baaahahahahahaaaa! 😄

Frig it, that's so funny smart. Then looks around!

[Ferrets are Cool]

42. That is the funniest thing you will see today.

[Sogo]

44. One of the funniest and most adorable things I've seen in a long time!

Give that squirrel a prize!

[Texin]

45. That has GOT to be the craziest, most hilarious thing I've seen in years!

Priceless. Do you think it's a trick it's been trained to perform?

[Marthe48]

46. If it is a trick

sure has making the hand a gun and pointing at your dog so it'll play dead! lol

[Wild blueberry]

47. What a prankster!

Charming and hilarious!
Thank you.

[dchill]

48. That's INCREDIBLE!

[central scrutinizer]

49. Needs a chalk outline and a little number placard

CSI protocol

[bluboid]

50. can't stop laughing...

that's an Oscar level performance.

[ALBliberal]

51. Hilarious!!! Just super! Shared with the fam bam!!

[Wolf Frankula]

52. There is a very angry Moose

investigating. Sarah, stay out of Moosylvania.

Wolf

[Niagara]

53. Place a nomination for an Oscar for this superb actor!

[grantcart]

54. Wins today's internet

[Rhiannon12866]

55. Had to watch this again, he is such a superb little actor!