Squirrels identifying intruders.
As I was walking home, I noticed a strange noise coming from
the trees above. I stopped and looked and spotted a squirrel holding a nut and
looking straight at me. Unfortunately I didn't have any recording device with
me and I wasn't able to record it but I found a YouTube video of a very similar
noise from a different squirrel.
From research I found that this specific call means that the
squirrel spotted an intruder also when being in territorial. It is a form of communication to let
others know that there is something going on.
-Denisa Ollomani
Interesting! Now I know that when I hear that noise it's not the squirrel trying to be my friend... I always thought they liked it when I chased them..
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