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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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[โ€“] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week 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.

[โ€“] XTL@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

Chickens really love bugs, maggots etc on the regular.