Saturday, August 14, 2010

Is there catnip for squirrels?


Squirrel Playing
Originally uploaded by Clara Johnson
This is one of three squirrels I watched playing next to a schoolyard this week. They were having fun, and a lot of it!

The squirrels chased each other, ran up and down the chain link fence (amazing dexterity!), chased each other around the tree trunks, and played with twigs! This photo shows one of them playing with a twig.

So I wondered if there was the equivalent of catnip for squirrels... and with a bit of googling... catnip has the same effect on squirrels as it does on cats! So maybe these squirrels dug up someone's supply of catnip! Awesome!

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