# Why Did The Cute Baby Squirrel Almost Accost Me?

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**Created:** [August 28, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cute-baby-squirrel-almost-accost-me/949693 "2021-08-28T21:14:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cute-baby-squirrel-almost-accost-me/949693/21 "2021-08-30T16:04:57Z")

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It is very common for fledgling birds and weanling mammals to behave in a way people believe to be inappropriate. Given time, they mature.

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cute-baby-squirrel-almost-accost-me/949693/22 "2021-08-30T16:17:01Z")

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> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
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> Squirrels are assholes.

Time to dust off this gem again: [Neighborhood Hazard](https://lifeisaroad.com/stories/2004/10/29/neighborhoodHazardorWhyTheCopsWontPatrolBriceStreet.html) (Or: Why the cops won’t patrol Brice Street)

Also, Mark Rober got tired of squirrels raiding his bird feeder so tried to design a squirrel-proof one and failed. So he decided to make it as much a [challenge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg&t) as possible (21 minute video).

Undeterred, he did the [2.0 version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvS9lvRxZ8) a year later (19 minutes on this one).

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