Squirrels Are WAY Cooler Than You Might Think (Here's Why!)
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Күн бұрынEveryone has seen a squirrel bouncing around their yard or scurrying up a tree, but how much do you really know about these highly adapted organisms and their role in the ecosystem?
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@SquirrelTheater Жыл бұрын
People have no idea how awesome squirrels are. Once they trust you enough to take food from your hand, they can melt your heart. ❤️😊🐿
@Lizzy_333 11 ай бұрын
I wish I could get them to eat from my hand but they always run 😢
@SquirrelTheater 11 ай бұрын
@@Lizzy_333 There’s an immense amount of patience involved, that’s for sure. The most important thing I would say is never try to approach them, but rather let them come to you. 😊🐿
@Lizzy_333 11 ай бұрын
@@SquirrelTheater Thank you ☺️ They love to come up in my deck where I have bird feeding stations out… I even put peanuts and other things they like out there (if blue jays don’t grab them first lol)
@BillAnt 9 ай бұрын
Speaking of a Squirrel Fan Club, there's a lady who does it full time. heh kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m82RjLCJutLNmYk.html
@mrbill9248 6 ай бұрын
@@Lizzy_333its super easy and takes a week if that . I have a couple that now actually take peanuts out my hand while i have my dog on the leash . Never really thought about squirrels until about a year ago and ever since i feed them daily in the morning and evening. For me it started when one day i was walkin my dog and this squirrel was obviously intimidated and was in a tree near my home making weird noises and flickin his tail . Then i went home and saw some videos of squirrels goin crazy attacking ppl so i decided to attempt a peace treaty with him/her. It worked and today i am good friends with that squirrel who once had me shakin in my boots lol.
@hVF8KZuQPeCc8u Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! I regularly feed my neighborhood squirrels with all kinds of nuts, sunflower seeds, peanuts etc. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I don't find squirrels boring at all. Yes, they are common but they are fascinating creatures. I am thankful for the creation of such a wonderful species.
@thedativecase9733 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. They are an introduced species here in England so they get a lot of hate for out performing our native European red squirrel. But as I point out, the greys never asked to come here! I find them very pretty animals, funny and intelligent.
@hezixiao Жыл бұрын
@@thedativecase9733 Thank you for your merciful and kind view of the grey squirrels in England! They look exactly the same as the Eastern Greys here in Canada and they are my favourite animal. Here in Canada there are black variants of the grey squirrels, so cute and beautiful.
@brandtmanning1084 Ай бұрын
if your grocery store sells discounted blemished fruit.......they love apples and other fruit. Its a treat
@rpbajb 10 ай бұрын
A local squirrel I've named Fluffy will eat walnuts in my sunroom, unconcerned as I drink my morning coffee. She's the cutest little thing. Love watching her.
@TheWildReportOfficial 9 ай бұрын
That is awesome!
@dynasty4851 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I've never considered them to be a pest. Squirrels are just like me, trying to get another nut.
@twinceptionproductions6083 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment right here
@sentforth5 3 жыл бұрын
heh
@TheWildlifeBrothers 3 жыл бұрын
Squirrels definitely do not get the respect they deserve, but you did an excellent job of explaining why they’re such amazing little rodents! I didn’t know that their memory is so accurate, that dispels a very common myth that I hear circulated quite often. I think squirrels are actually fun to watch, and I will always have a soft spot for them in my heart, as they are one of the first animals I ever made a video on! Great work Ben, I’m looking forward to more! - Harrison and Evan
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the positive feedback! I could also watch squirrels all day long, partly because they are interesting and incredibly active but also because I would really like to film some predation events haha
@b213videoz Жыл бұрын
Depends on the body. Squirrel would be my favourite pet mammal 😃
@Over-for-now Жыл бұрын
In a place we used to live there were squirrels. One day a squirrel was hollering and l went to look --- her baby was stuck in the fence So l got a hammer and pulled the boards apart --- the mommy was so happy she ran down to my feet in gratitude
@TheWildReportOfficial Жыл бұрын
Aww that's adorable!
@allysonchen2097 Жыл бұрын
Squirrels are cuties and I love them 😍♥️
@bobporch Жыл бұрын
The main reason Squirrels are So WAY Cool is they are all smarter than the average congressman!
@mjnyc8655 Ай бұрын
Not saying much.
@ChippySquirrels Жыл бұрын
Great information! Squirrels are smart and adorable 🥰🥜💞
@rosemarywilliams9969 3 ай бұрын
I am a squirrel and I approve this message❤👌👏👏👏
@anandsharma7430 10 ай бұрын
It is incomprehensible to me that some people consider them pests. Something so cute simply cannot be hated.
@stevefrandsen7897 6 ай бұрын
They make wonderful outside little friends
@scubadiverderek9776 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! I find squirrels to be very cool and fascinating, and I find their agility awesome! I appreciate you bringing up their ecology and importance as a native species, to get people to have greater respect for squirrels. Keep up the great work!
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Derek, they are definitely incredibly athletic little mammals and a ton of fun to watch!
@visoroverwatch3247 10 ай бұрын
North Carolina must be heaven with these animals roaming around.
@TheWildReportOfficial 10 ай бұрын
In some places there is definitely an abundance of pretty incredible wildlife, but other areas of the state are way to urban to have anything interesting anymore.
@HornetKingOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Squirrels are awesome! (Hi Humphrey!)
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Heck yes they are! Also dude I just checked out your channel and your content is freaking awesome. I'm just a few states south of you in NC, maybe we can meet up and film some hornets this summer.
@theresagreene7234 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben ! I enjoy these educational looks into the nature around us! You are doing a great hob! Stay wild !🦝
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Theresa, appreciate the kind words!
@satchelsnowgw 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Ben! Love to see these more common animals get some love! Their all over my campus and I saw a few “wrestling” the other day 🤦🏻 keep up the great work!
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Satchel! I haven't seen them 'wrestling' before but I'm not really sure that I want to xD
@cassiecraft8856 3 жыл бұрын
If it was very gentle wrestling then I have heard that it is a type of courtship behavior. I’ve seen it once before, and it was the only time that any squirrel seemed oblivious to my presence within 50 feet. It’s always a blessing to witness uncommon animal behavior. Very cool.
@smetlogik 3 жыл бұрын
3:27 😂 It's probably a good thing you included this. Great mini-doc on squirrels. Versatile critters, to put it mildly.
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Haha didn't want to be responsible for any squirrel pancakes
@smetlogik 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial 😂 smart man
@Lizzy_333 11 ай бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial😂😂😂
@lifeunderfoot4805 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, I could watch squirrels all day and you got some excellent natural history footage!
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew, appreciate the positive feedback!
@goldie862 Жыл бұрын
I've seen some amazing slow motion footage showing how they make their bodies into a parachute, adjusting along the way, from quite high up!
@listenerofnature7899 3 жыл бұрын
This was so cool! I think a lot of people overlook or underappreciate squirrels. I had no idea squirrels ate meat sometimes!
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed the video!
@bigmeatpete69420 5 ай бұрын
No need to convice me but still very much enjoyed the watch
@ReMarkAbleMagic Ай бұрын
They're thriving in the Pacific Northwest now too! Non native but thriving.
@callicordova4066 3 ай бұрын
We used to keep a bag of bird seed in our garage, but squirrels kept getting into it. So my husband stored a bag of bird seed in a dog crate on our deck. It was the kind for transporting a dog and made of hard plastic. Squirrel(s) gnawed the corner off to get to the bird seed. Then we put the bird seed in an old cooler and they are working on that, too. Persistent little buggers.
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 ай бұрын
They are that, if nothing else!
@dougthomson5544 Жыл бұрын
I love squirrels - don’t want them in my house, anywhere in my house, but outside they are absolutely amazing.
@TheWildReportOfficial Жыл бұрын
Yeah they are crazy little rodents!
@tearsofjoy5416 Жыл бұрын
In Coastal NC I saw a fox squirrel for the first time, super cool!
@TheWildReportOfficial Жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@glitch-pr3nr 10 ай бұрын
Love you squirrelly. Protect from wild cats. Without spot or wrinkle.
@beckerandry6355 3 жыл бұрын
I am disappointed that you didn't catch one to hold infront of the camera.
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Haha I like my fingers right where they are xD
@nicole7s 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE squirrels, especially the Golden Mantle Ground Squirrels. Those are my buddies.
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Ground squirrels are definitely the best, I love seeing them when I'm in the Western US.
@nicole7s 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial they're they cutest and so friendly... as long as you have food they will jump right in your lap. I had a couple that I could totally pet. :)
@bam2922 Ай бұрын
I was raised to think they were pest but now that i have rescued/raised 4 of them i think the are awesome. Extremely destructive but we love them so much.
@TheWildReportOfficial 29 күн бұрын
It can definitely imagine it being near-impossible to think about them as a pest after raising four of them. It's not their fault they are overpopulated in urban areas, we're the ones who killed their predators.
@cassiecraft8856 3 жыл бұрын
Great video dude. They are very important to our ecological system in many ways that we might not even know. I believe that they do more to promote forest habitat than any other animal in the country. I believe that when they bury acorns, and other nuts/seeds it actually protects the ones they don’t eat from weather,bugs, and any other environmental conditions that can contribute to the perishing of tree and plant seeds. I guess you can call them nature’s farmers. VERY SMART critters too.
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cassie! They are definitely incredibly important for our forests, they just happen to also be great generalists and therefore can easily populate areas where natural predators are not present.
@cassiecraft8856 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial Could you try to make a video about the Flying Squirrel? One used to to live in the BIG Willow Oaks in our yard in Durham when I was a kid. Only saw him about four different nights, but you don’t forget that.
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
@@cassiecraft8856 Yes, I will definitely try and do that! They are difficult to film but I will try my best.
@cassiecraft8856 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial I KNOW. I understand that could take some time to research, but if it is something that you could do, I know that you would do it well.
@mikeheasman2594 Жыл бұрын
Eastern grey squirrels here in the uk chew out the nut radical that forms the tap root so that the nut doesn't germinate as this would spoil the kernel as a food source. They also have an incredible sense of smell to help locate nuts they have buried and other squirrels have stashed, it also helps then locate food source over great distances.
@glitch-pr3nr 10 ай бұрын
Whisky frisky what a tail; tall as a feather, broad as a sail. (Part of a squirrel poem, not my credit)
@flt528 4 ай бұрын
They are pests to the extent they get into our attic, but they're very cute and impressive creatures. After unsuccessfully trying to kill some of them, I found a live trap that works very well (and you can pet them once they calm down) and is actually a lot easier than trying to kill them. Driving 3 miles seems to be sufficient distance so they won't come back. Our trap is labeled "squirellinator" and has never spent a day in our yard without catching a squirrel, but other live traps probably work just as well.
@TheWildReportOfficial 4 ай бұрын
I'm glad the squirellinator is working so well, if nothing else the fact that they are capable of invading your home is a testament to their intelligence and athleticism.
@MichaelGrylsk-sd5ow 4 күн бұрын
we called them grey-diggers they live among the rocks a buttes or out croppings.they eat those red Berries for water but I think it causes stomach upset and pain .
@quiettornado1970 Жыл бұрын
This is why I always say if a squirrel can speak English and I am lost somewhere, I will always as a squirrel directions.
@rellik8746 Жыл бұрын
Squirrels are my favorite animal, good video
@gg2cool4u 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome footage and facts, well done!
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@wendyrock4260 11 ай бұрын
Look! A squirrel!
@robertwalker308 Жыл бұрын
1 or 2 of them scratch my door wanting there nuts in the morning, one of them jumps up and hangs on my door looking in, they're crazy, I call one of them wally walnut head, lol
@lukecarrol1745 Жыл бұрын
Cool video, thank you.
@4thdoctor284 Жыл бұрын
Squirrels also ecologically important because they are adorable foofy babies
@TheWildReportOfficial 11 ай бұрын
Forgot to mention that
@andiarrohnds5163 Жыл бұрын
ah yes, the majestic wood rat. the ones in big bear CA were special. they were the grandest of the forest caretakers. they were responsible for seeding the forest. and now the forest dies without them
@paulbrownsr 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you I learned so much you are good
@cdrone4066 5 ай бұрын
I would like them better if they stopped trying to get into my house. I live in the country and they are relentless.
@mariocisneros911 6 ай бұрын
And Midwest. They live here forever.
@dangelini1137 Ай бұрын
YES
@sanbee4038 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for such a +ve video on squirrels 🐿🐿 - I never knew they ate mushrooms 🍄🍄- do you know how they tell the safe ones from the poisonous ones?
@TheWildReportOfficial Жыл бұрын
I think it's by scent but I'm not sure!
@artypreventscamping1645 3 жыл бұрын
Very cool man I really enjoy your content keep up the good work
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@user-dk5vj2br1o 11 ай бұрын
Oh ik!I have a field of my lil critters each has a name with my 3 crows n I live in the woods but still with all mans destroying habits ect its been rough for every animals/critters so i have bird proof squirrel feeder n thats on the main "giving tree" n to try keeping the pesty awful sky bullies like bjs n grackles i put feed other parts of my property's giving trees but it NEVER works they still harrass n its insane I've never seen so many animals obsessed with peanuts even my 2 main deers!😂birds can fly n theres plenty of bird feeders everywhere nope i just get stuck with the worse of the worse bullys who watch my squirrels cache n go n dig then out so my yards full of open holes!really squirrels n chipmunks have it hard esp.winter so im glad to see others who luv n care for these amazing lil rodents!😂❤
@robslattery6544 3 жыл бұрын
Building squirrel boxes was fun for awhile. Squirrels can smell an acorn under a foot of snow. Live trapping works well
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that about their smell, that's crazy!
@Baldoxxx4000 21 күн бұрын
If they know you well they will stand as tall as they can for you to see them :)
@TheWildReportOfficial 20 күн бұрын
Aww that's cute!
@choossuck7653 Жыл бұрын
Ive taken to feeding some squirrels on a side street downtown. They like honey peanuts. Is there any tips for getting them to eat from the hand?
@TheWildReportOfficial 9 ай бұрын
I've never gotten one to do it but during the colder months they are probably more likely to get food through any available methods.
@schnitzelmegapixel 3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos!!
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad to hear that!
@moneymakinv0n 6 ай бұрын
yo pause 1:36
@Mexinator127 Жыл бұрын
Ahh yes my nemesis. The great chicken egg robber and occasional chick biter. Also damages the succulent garden.
@marmarsmandalas Жыл бұрын
I ❤️🐿️
@Maqz22 3 жыл бұрын
Actually I always loved squirrels. I just love animals man..
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Fair enough, that's a good way to be!
@kidcurry3962 4 ай бұрын
1K 👍
@LifesWildAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but those squirrels are normal type. If you wanna win you gotta use the flying type squirrels-
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Emolga is 2 OP get your flying types away from me
@petenikolic5244 Жыл бұрын
The Grey Squirels are great in their OWN country But here in the UK they are a rudy nightmare and do untold harm and damage
@echodelta9 Жыл бұрын
You can have all the house spare-000's back too.
@patrickhiggins3582 6 ай бұрын
grey squirrels should not be culled, We need to stant up for wild life. we stand up for our wild life.
@sed6 Жыл бұрын
I never considered a squirrel to be a rodent or a pest. To me they seem more like treeborn rabbits...
@TheWildReportOfficial Жыл бұрын
Haha that's one way to think about them!
@dawgbitebrignac3838 3 жыл бұрын
What do you call a squirrel in a plane??? Flying squirrel!!!! 😆
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Ahaha didn't see that one coming xD
@TheRealNewWhirledOrder 6 ай бұрын
"tree rats" Squirrels aren't rats.
@Kevins202 Ай бұрын
Sometimes, squirrels eat pizzas and fries
@TheWildReportOfficial Ай бұрын
The question is: do they eat their pizza with ranch?
@dawgbitebrignac3838 3 жыл бұрын
Limb bacon
@micahgary7403 3 жыл бұрын
Ms gary at west is my mom
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Nice, tell her I said hello and happy Saturday!
@micahgary7403 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial i will thanks
@b213videoz Жыл бұрын
Squirrels are mammals - that is hot blooded, so they are not "cool" 🤪
@glitch-pr3nr 10 ай бұрын
Don't drop from a plane or helicopter? Squirrels are too smart to work for the military.
@saaberfly 3 жыл бұрын
They also ate 200+ pears off my tree before they ripened and I could harvest them! Doing "pest control" dint help, new ones kept coming
@stevencartlidge6574 3 жыл бұрын
I hear they are also a great food source. Although I have never tried them. I just can not see myself eating RAT...LOL
@TheWildReportOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
I've eaten squirrel and it's actually okay when cooked right. Squirrel gravy is actually fantastic with rice.
@anti-ethniccleansing465 Жыл бұрын
@@TheWildReportOfficial Yikes. What is wrong with people!
@donitaforrest9064 10 ай бұрын
God's Tiny Sylviculture Specialists - an important job in our natural world's Creation - no scientific tampering or meddling required.
@TheWildReportOfficial 10 ай бұрын
Yep, so true!
@blackkeyyedd Жыл бұрын
Co to był za grzyb? Gąska?
@TheWildReportOfficial 11 ай бұрын
No idea sadly
@b213videoz 11 ай бұрын
Because they are my most favourite mammals. Author, you are a furry rat not squirrels.
@TheWildReportOfficial 11 ай бұрын
Oof
@johngawlik6198 2 жыл бұрын
Good meat,cooked right
@acebandagedaclown4215 Жыл бұрын
My German Shepherd girl chases 🐿️! She killed one and now I want to see why they are so important and why she shouldn't kill them. 😢 😢 😢
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