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[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 38 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Hunger isn't a joke. I once saw a squirrel eating a bird.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 21 points 3 months ago

I saw a crow snatch up and gulp down a newborn sparrow that fell out of its nest. It was a pretty hardcore nature moment seeing the whole flock of sparrows freak out, and the mom being frantic for an hour afterwards.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A lot of herbivores will eat meat opportunistically, even if they're not starving. It's an easy way of getting quick nutrients.

[–] SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Squirrels are not strictly herbivores though. It's pretty typical behavior for them to occassionally eat eggs, baby birds or other smaller critters.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Or meat out of the garbage bin in the park. Or cum from disposed condoms in the park.

[–] SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah, ofc. Why would you miss 🤮 an opportunity 🤮for 🤮 a easy 🤮 source of protein 🤮.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

This guy parks.

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago

Now that escalated quickly.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 3 months ago

Or the dismembered body I buried, in the park.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Christ.

I describe the video briefly below, so don't read if you're straight-up avoiding this.


For anyone curious, it's not gory or horrendous. There is a chick, which the horse just kinda... mouths up, and the hen rushes the horse who just does care. Then more chewing.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

Squirrels are omnivorous. Their PR is awesome and not many people know about that. But a squirrel with blood on its face is a little chilling.

[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

That's (not) nuts!

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Once saw a squirrel run up to a half flattened spasming and dying squirrel on the road and chitter around it for a second. We all thought it was its friend or relative. Then it took the nut out of the dying squirrels mouth and ran off with it.