My favorite squirrel buddy and me. She’s definitely the most friendly and gentle of the bunch.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I thought this was morbid animal cruelty post when I thought I read … McGrill Squirrel … next to some weirdo with thick black sunglasses

    Happy to see that its just some nice guy feeding one chonker of a squirrel.

  • streetfestival@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    8 months ago

    What a neat encounter! Great shot! How do you identify her? Are the sharpness of her claws a problem? Did she climb up your body to get to where she is on your shoulder, and would wearing shorts be an issue re: claws?

    • LesMotsBalaises@lemmy.caOPMEnglish
      5·
      8 months ago

      Thanks for your curiosity :D Thankfully she has a very recognizable feature which is her shorter tail. I assume she lost part of it in a fight or something. I once tried to start telling apart the others but it’s really hard haha, so many of them on the campus. A few have distinctive faces but that’s it.

      The claws aren’t a problem for now (winter) since I’m always wearing a jacket. I taught her to climbing on my arm directly so shorts won’t be an issue, but I’ll have to figure something for summer !

      Video of her jumping on my arm (she knows by now!)

      https://photos.app.goo.gl/UmDe8zAgWBH8oqYC6

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    Don’t fuck with wild animals. It’s illegal and also cruel.

    Unleash the downvotes, ye short-sighted fools.

    • rab@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      8 months ago

      Cruel why? For example I recently did a bunch of research on feeding raccoons and the consensus has actually changed, many experts instead offer advice on how to feed them rather than flat out saying don’t feed them

      Urban wildlife has adapted to coexist with humans after all

      I don’t think feeding wild animals from your hand is a good idea though, that’s what causes animals to resort to begging rather than surviving on their own

    • LesMotsBalaises@lemmy.caOPMEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      I’d rather they live off unsalted raw almonds I feed them then off the open trashcans available on the McGill campus, and the less nutrient dense food other people will feed them like peanuts or whatever they have on hand. It is indeed illegal though, you’re right on that point.

      Basically I think you’re right that human interfering with wild life can be harmful to said wildlife, and I don’t think that applies to this case until the McGill administration stops all people from feeding them (there are a lot of others) and closes their open trashcans; so that wildlife can be self sufficient again.

      Also do you really think the best thing you can do for wildlife is going after people feeding city squirrels on the internet? Don’t you think some other actions are a little more destructive to wildlife? Maybe go after government allowing companies to drain swamps to build fancy houses or some other shit and cut my squirrel feeding ass some slack.

      PS I won’t reply any further as I’m not interested in debating online via comments, it tends to be very unproductive and draining.