The next horror movie craze, Carnivorous Squirrels.

[RonO]

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132149.htm

QUOTE:
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a
common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that
California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study,
led by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of
California, Davis, is the first to chronicle widespread carnivorous
behavior among squirrels.
END QUOTE:

These ground squirrels are not much bigger than a vole. Voles might be
larger compared to a ground squirrel than than a rabbit compared to lynx.

It probably should be noted that carnivora is derived from hooved
animals. I recall a science article noting that cattle in India were
opportunistic carnivores even though they were ruminants (some were
hunting birds at night when the birds couldn't see them).

Ron Okimoto

[erik simpson]

Post by RonO
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132149.htm
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a
common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that
California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study,
led by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of
California, Davis, is the first to chronicle widespread carnivorous
behavior among squirrels.
These ground squirrels are not much bigger than a vole.  Voles might be
larger compared to a ground squirrel than than a rabbit compared to lynx.
It probably should be noted that carnivora is derived from hooved
animals.  I recall a science article noting that cattle in India were
opportunistic carnivores even though they were ruminants (some were
hunting birds at night when the birds couldn't see them).
Ron Okimoto

Carnivorous bunnies have already appeared via Monty Python.

[jillery]

On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 10:10:38 -0800, erik simpson

Post by erik simpson

Post by RonO
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132149.htm
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a
common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that
California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study,
led by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of
California, Davis, is the first to chronicle widespread carnivorous
behavior among squirrels.
These ground squirrels are not much bigger than a vole.  Voles might be
larger compared to a ground squirrel than than a rabbit compared to lynx.
It probably should be noted that carnivora is derived from hooved
animals.  I recall a science article noting that cattle in India were
opportunistic carnivores even though they were ruminants (some were
hunting birds at night when the birds couldn't see them).
Ron Okimoto

Carnivorous bunnies have already appeared via Monty Python.

Point of order: there's no evidence the bunny ate what he killed.

[RonO]

Post by jillery
On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 10:10:38 -0800, erik simpson

Post by erik simpson

Post by RonO
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132149.htm
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a
common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that
California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study,
led by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of
California, Davis, is the first to chronicle widespread carnivorous
behavior among squirrels.
These ground squirrels are not much bigger than a vole.  Voles might be
larger compared to a ground squirrel than than a rabbit compared to lynx.
It probably should be noted that carnivora is derived from hooved
animals.  I recall a science article noting that cattle in India were
opportunistic carnivores even though they were ruminants (some were
hunting birds at night when the birds couldn't see them).
Ron Okimoto

Carnivorous bunnies have already appeared via Monty Python.

Point of order: there's no evidence the bunny ate what he killed.

Not only that, but examination of the evidence would conclude that the
killer was a stuffed prop bunny.

Ron Okimoto

[Bob Casanova]

On Wed, 1 Jan 2025 11:41:01 -0600, the following appeared in

Post by RonO
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132149.htm
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a
common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that
California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study,
led by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of
California, Davis, is the first to chronicle widespread carnivorous
behavior among squirrels.
These ground squirrels are not much bigger than a vole. Voles might be
larger compared to a ground squirrel than than a rabbit compared to lynx.
It probably should be noted that carnivora is derived from hooved
animals. I recall a science article noting that cattle in India were
opportunistic carnivores even though they were ruminants (some were
hunting birds at night when the birds couldn't see them).

It should also probably be noted that life frequently
doesn't fit into neat pigeonholes a la Linnaeus, despite the
desires of "experts".

[DB Cates]

Post by RonO
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132149.htm
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a
common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that
California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study,
led by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of
California, Davis, is the first to chronicle widespread carnivorous
behavior among squirrels.
These ground squirrels are not much bigger than a vole.  Voles might be
larger compared to a ground squirrel than than a rabbit compared to lynx.
It probably should be noted that carnivora is derived from hooved
animals.  I recall a science article noting that cattle in India were
opportunistic carnivores even though they were ruminants (some were
hunting birds at night when the birds couldn't see them).
Ron Okimoto

Several years ago I saw a red squirrel sitting on our deck railing
eating what at fist glance appeared to be a sucker (candy on a stick).
On closer examination it turned out to be a bird's head with the beak as
the stick.

[erik simpson]

Post by RonO
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218132149.htm
A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains, is a
common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that
California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The study,
led by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and University of
California, Davis, is the first to chronicle widespread carnivorous
behavior among squirrels.
These ground squirrels are not much bigger than a vole.  Voles might be
larger compared to a ground squirrel than than a rabbit compared to lynx.
It probably should be noted that carnivora is derived from hooved
animals.  I recall a science article noting that cattle in India were
opportunistic carnivores even though they were ruminants (some were
hunting birds at night when the birds couldn't see them).
Ron Okimoto

Speaking of aberrant rodents, rat dck is back.
https://gizmodo.com/science-journal-rat-dck-ai-generated-images-retracted-1851297606