Death of the neighborhood Squirrel part 2

Part 2 of a study in squirrel behavior. The description of part 1:
At a neighbors front step. Two squurrels had been playing, chasing on a high branch, and one fell down and to his death. The playmate (the chaser) sits on top step apearing stunned, guilty - and then a third squirrel comes over. This one makes some initial movements upon or over the dead one, and then briefly goes up the steps almost as if scolding the alive participant. Then he/she works over the dead squirrel as if to try and revive him.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Squirrel
• animal
• behavior
• death
• squirrels

[supressorgrid]

Going through his pockets.

[Couchpotato9110]

It probably dies because of sqaids

[realantihater]

Awwwwwwwww noooo he was too young

[doughesson]

@MrNativeDancer I've seen a squirrel get torn up because it wasn't from that area and was recognized as such.They fight meaner than cats do.The only time I have released squirrels and they were able to remain was that they were female & presented increased breeding opportunity.You see the same things in humans when a woman takes a job somewhere.....

[MrNativeDancer]

@doughesson Lol trust me I have kept squirrels for over 30 years, when you see a squirrel chasing another round a tree trunk it is usualy a male chasing a female. It normally only happens when female is on heat.

They will have scirmishes here and there also over food but they do not try to kill each other, sometimes we have congragations of about 30 in a wildlife bird sanctuary and all get on great together with each other and all other wildlife, feeding with the birds, video up soon!

[doughesson]

Haven't you ever seen 1 squirrel chasing another around a tree?They ain't playing.The one in back is trying to run the other off for territorial reasons.They have nuts and mates to claim as their own & are just protecting their food supply or breeding rights.

It's called survival.

[Tenebrocity117]

squirles eat their wounded, therefore when i see a wounded squirrel, i kill it. its a mercy kill.

[ninoking98]

That squirrel is a fucking cannibal we have to tell the president!!!

[mspeterla]

it looks like the other squirrel was trying to do CPR to save the poor squirrel

[dharmanova]

@AlexDeLarge90 Actual size of brain matters little. An ethologist looks at brain over body ratio. But minute differences latter ratio aren't important either.

Animals with greater variety of social habits are generally smarter. Social vocalizations like laughter are inherent to rats & great apes, & arguably, to squirrels. Squirrels do share altruistic behavior with humans/other mammals, pigeons show comprehension of concepts.

Most human cognitive processes are found lower on evolutionary ladder

[VillageIdiot50]

@SardonicusRexx wtf you have 1 alive squirrel and 1 dead one. you sleep with squirrels. you creep.

[fireclan]

@SardonicusRexx i nuzzle my boyfriend in the morning in the back of the neck, he wakes up, and rolls over...i get squished...does that count? lol poor squirrel