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Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California (www.ucdavis.edu)

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You fucked with squirrels, Morty!

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is true for a lot of forager type animals. Chickens will kill and eat mice if they can. I've even seen videos of horses snacking on baby chickens.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 4 points 6 months ago

Chickens really love bugs, maggots etc on the regular.