| Squirrel
Assembly Line |
Greentr-@aol.com |
| Oct
02, 2003 16:45 PDT |
While
pruning residential trees in coastal NC, I observed gray
squirrels
plucking and skillfully throwing acorns to a predetermined spot
on a garage tin
roof, which rolled onto an aluminum carport, which rolled to the
same spot on
the ground, where an assembly line of "kin" carried
the nuts to the butt of a
large broadleaf, while others transported the fruit to a huge
cavity 30 feet
up. You can imagine just how loud these ordinance
violators were. Evidently,
each knew their place. Some were better harvesters,
others, better couriers,
some, better at banking. Though the climbers (harvesters)
did maintain "3
points of contact", the couriers did not wear safety
helmets. The owner informed me
that this "family business" has continued for as long
as he's owned the
property (about 20 years).
Randy Cyr
Greenville, SC |
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