Squirrel language decoded!

[DenDen]

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20051107/squirrelspeak_ani.html

 

Scientists are decoding sqirrel language

[SharkTums]

I love it!!!

 

But....isn't that a Prairie Dog in the picture?!!?? Not a Squirrel!!!!

[Nrthwnd]

I love it!!!

 

But....isn't that a Prairie Dog in the picture?!!?? Not a Squirrel!!!!

 

Yes, that is indeed, a Prairie Dog. Geez, you'd think Discovery Channel of all people would supply the right pic of... hmm?

 

[F1shy]

Discovery probably googled the word Squirrel... and clicked the first photo that popped up.

 

 

 

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"So Oliver what did you learn today in school?"

"Well, today in Squirrel class we learned *chuck chuck chirp click whistle chuck whistle*"

 

^ The future...?

[dandaman]

The scientist being interviewed is named "Hare"

[waterviper]

Quote taken from the Discovery Channel brief on squirrel speak

 

"The team of zoologists focused their analysis on alarm calls of the Richardson's ground squirrel, Spermophilus richardsonii, which is the most common ground squirrel in Canada."

 

huh huh uh huh uh uhuuuh uhuuhuh hhuhuh huh huh huhuhuh huh!!!

 

He said sperm!!!

Edited November 16, 2005 by waterviper

[Mystery]

A bit offtopic, but for Elissa:

He's hungry

Isn't he cute?

[jackskellington101]

I saw that too, off of Digg. But, you know, Disney decoded squirrel a long time ago...

 

*ahem* Squeak Squeaken Sqeakity

[Shockwave]

^That squirrel has the best mohawk I've ever seen!

[waterviper]

^That squirrel has the best mohawk I've ever seen!

 

I dont think thats a mohawk. I belive its his tail behind him thats mohawkin!

 

Oh and speakin of squirrels. The other day when I was walkin outside this squirrel ran up and stood on a rock that I was passing by.... as if he came up and said "WHATS UPPP!!" to me!! I found it rather cute!!