# Notic any odd animal activity? (or what the hell is that squirrel doing?) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 20, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notic-any-odd-animal-activity-or-what-the-hell-is-that-squirrel-doing/156375 "2003-02-20T18:24:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notic-any-odd-animal-activity-or-what-the-hell-is-that-squirrel-doing/156375/1 "2003-02-20T18:24:36Z")
We have a couple of feet of snow on the ground. Earlier I saw two deer feeding about 25 feet from my house. I figure they are so hungry they are taking unusual measures trying to find food. So I hear my dogs barking at the window and look out to see a squirrel running up a large tree and disappear into a hole. A few minutes later, it emerged with a nest/ball/something? the size of a soccer ball maybe. It drug it a few feet away and then began eating it. This apparently required some effort because he would drag it a few feet rest/eat then repeat. So what was it? I think it must have been a stash of nuts stuck together with the ice and snow but I could be wrong. Any thoughts or ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notic-any-odd-animal-activity-or-what-the-hell-is-that-squirrel-doing/156375/2 "2003-02-20T18:30:21Z")
Hes trying to keep it away from his damn little brother! He is such a pest! Its always, “Me! Me! Mine! Mine! Mawm!! Chester’s not sharing!!” Ancient Chinese proverb: If you want to eat your nuts in peace, you must first drag them a few feet outside the hole. They said that. Really. No shit. * * * Fagjunk Theology: Not just for sodomite propagandists anymore.