YouTuber believes squirrels are his friends

[boingboing]

Originally published at: YouTuber believes squirrels are his friends - Boing Boing

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[Mister44]

Man, don’t let this guy meet up with the racoon guy, or they might make a furry army and take over a small state like New Hampshire.

Also, musician Tim Skold has a pet squirrel. I assume it was a rescue, but I don’t know the back story.

[anon61221983]

@boingboing

Derrick Downey Jr.

Any relation?

[subextraordinaire]

@boingboing

In this video, he makes it very clear that he “doesn’t train the squirrels” and explains that, instead, “they are wild squirrels that hang out with me.”

Food. It’s because he feeds them. (I think that’s technically training them.)

But still very cute.

[mr_raccoon]

Mason bees seem to like me. They like land on my finger and hang out with me for a minute

[FloridaManJefe]

mum has a dear friend up in the Ocala horse farm part of florida. this friend loves every critter that wonders onto the farm. she “rescued” a baby squirrel and raised it indoors. this squirrel made its nest in the swag of her living room window curtains. squirrely gathers toilet paper to stuff and pad her nest. damn beastie is mean AF! nobody comes close, only Lorrain.

as much as i love watching the squirrels that come to get peanuts on our porch, i don’t want them in the house! best i’ve done is to get them to take a peanut from my extended fingers. those little needle-like claws are scary! no need to experience one scrambling up my arm or down my shirt! yikes!

[j4yx0r]

Me:

Cute.

Nice.

Aww.

And a childrens’ book? Maybe I’ll get it for my 1st grader.

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