Adorable Squirrel Waits At Doorstep Every Morning To Collect Nuts For Winters
In the video, the squirrel can be seen taking a peanut from a person and then immediately going away. The clip was uploaded on YouTube by Global Trends.
As the days grow shorter and colder, squirrels s will gorge on as many fallen nuts as they can, putting on a good thick layer of fat before winter arrives.
Recently, a cute video of a squirrel surfaced on social media which shows it coming by the doorstep of house every day to collect some nuts.
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In the video, the squirrel can be seen taking a peanut from a person and then immediately going away. The clip was uploaded on YouTube by Global Trends.
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Around this time of year, loads of squirrels scour their local area to try and find food that will last them through the cold and blistering winter months.
Some can gather up to 10,000 nuts before the official winter season begins and it will be vital for their survival.
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They individual holes and plant them all around their natural habitat and hope other pesky squirrels don't take their horde of food.
They reportedly use a mnemonic technique called 'spatial chunking' to sort out and bury their nut scores. They categorise each nut by size, type and even nutritional value and taste.
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They use their keen sense of smell as well as physical landmarks to remember where the nuts are buried.
In a similar incident, a cheeky squirrel was caught breaking into a house in the city to steal peanuts, after making friends with the residents. The animal was one of around five or six which have become accustomed to being fed by their human neighbours in Edinburgh.
According to EdinburhLive, the squirrels were left confused after the family went away, but managed to get through an open window to steal peanuts from the desk of Flora Zotowska, 28, who has been staying in her uncle's house while he is in hospital.