Sujet : The next horror movie craze, Carnivorous Squirrels.
De : rokimoto557 (at) *nospam* gmail.com (RonO)
Groupes : talk.originsDate : 01. Jan 2025, 18:41:01
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132149.htmQUOTE:
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study, led by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of California, Davis, is the first to chronicle widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.
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These ground squirrels are not much bigger than a vole. Voles might be larger compared to a ground squirrel than than a rabbit compared to lynx.
It probably should be noted that carnivora is derived from hooved animals. I recall a science article noting that cattle in India were opportunistic carnivores even though they were ruminants (some were hunting birds at night when the birds couldn't see them).
Ron Okimoto