Squirrel Memory test? MUST SEE!!!!!

This entry for NewScientist proves that squirrels don't smell nuts. A squirrel's memory is phenomenal. If you try this experiment at home it is important to distinguish between different squirrels. In this experiment there were three of them. All three squirrels exhibited the same memory traits: They always returned to the same position. Collectively they made over 300 separate trips and seemed to work as a team to systematically clear the hoard of nuts. Here is a link to NewScientist's Channel on Youtube, I highly recommend their channel:

http://uk.youtube.com/profile?user=newscientistvideo

I would love to be able to delve deeper into animal science at dawn/dusk but my camcorder is limited to bright sunny days, I don't expect to win the competition so I'll keep saving for a better quality video camera.

Burrying nuts, never more than one or two per cache, leaves the squirrel with food stashed in thousands of different sites. The squirrel therefore ensures it will not loose everything in a single theft, but it must pay the price by having to remember where all those nuts were cached.

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[TheLondon22]

if this is true why do they dig up my garden looking for 1 nut if you seen my garden you would think i had moles in it i Dont think they use there memory at all i think its just years of luck or in my case bad luck they are all born with memory loss

[DickGhostmoon]

@TheLondon22 lol yes maybe. I wish I lived in London with a garden.

[Intr0spector]

I love squirrels and have 4 regulars in my garden and perhaps another 6-10 occasional raiders. I've known they are highly intelligent for a reason. I have to say my squirrels would have found the nuts once they were moved to another cup. they would always look first in the prime cup, but would always check, the surrounding area thoroughly. Perhaps it's because I'm always playing tricks on them and they have become more adaptable.

[DickGhostmoon]

@Intr0spector Oh that's interesting, you ought to film them, I'd like to see you playing tricks on them. I played tricks with my squirrels too and they seemed to love the attention.

[DickGhostmoon]

@jacketnipple you didn't see the end of the video then. Over ruled your over rule.

[DickGhostmoon]

@battletoads22 If I geve them salted peanuts then they will be expecting a pint of beer to go with it.

[val1527219]

I used to be able to do that until I took a penis to the vagina

[val1527219]

Look at that squirrel sitting on the rooftop scheaming his evil plans.

[XxAmyLowxX]

Cool! Haha the squirrel is so cute

[ahdulay]

Amazing! 

[JDog5555545]

wow

[chocoholicSISTA263]

i hate them..they;re annoying :p u just want to step on them cos all they do is nod and eat nuts...(i know..)

[Intr0spector]

@DickGhostmoon I have uploaded some squirrel clips if you check my username. But they are not close up and my camera isn't great. If I had a decent camera I'd film them all day. I've seen them do perfect backwards somersaults, gang up 5 on 1 with a domestic cat, fight steal each others nuts, superman dive 10 feet off a brick wall. Every day is another squirrel adventure lmao