Photos by: Concepcion Gonzalez, Mary Nurrenbern, Justin Clay
Many on campus gain a newfound appreciation for squirrels.
“Food, trees, we’ve got everything they need,” said Cara Burres-Jones, zoology instructor. “They’re the basic fox squirrel.” Squirrels are known to splay their bodies to release heat in a practice known as “heat dumping.” Their usual diet of nuts now incorporates fast food items such as fries. “We do tend to have tree squirrels here as opposed to ground squirrels,” said Burres-Jones. Squirrels share the campus with natural predators such as cats as well as unnatural predators, cars. They may not be seeking a higher education but at the end of the day they do look a little smarter than most.
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#6 You take one more picture with that camera I’m gonna take the taste out of your mouth you’ll NEVER GET IT BACK!!!!!!
#1 Maybe if I lay flat enough little girls won’t try to take pictures of me.
Squirrel #3 I see all, hear all, and know all,and I am watching you
#8 *dig dig* *scratch scratch* Chip chip chip chip!!! *runs away*
#! I am protesting the cancellation of the winter session, there was no one here to feed me nuts.
Squirrel #7: Cats? Cars? This place is the hunger games. May the odds be ever in my favor.
#5 If I can’t see them, they can’t see me.
Squirrel #1: Color Blind squirrel playing Twister.
Squirrel #2: That smells… that smells really familiar. *sniffs* Is this where they hid whatever’s left of shared governance?!
Squirrel #8: Apparently I’m not the only one on campus who likes big nuts.