each autumn a squirrel berries around
ten thousand nuts
its memory is so phenomenal it can
retrieve up to four thousand of them
to achieve this feat as winter
approaches the area of the brain
responsible for memory enlarges 15
percent
the squirrels show another brainy treat
cunning
a spy squirrel bearing gifts is ready to
record their devious behavior
he looks a soft touch
but the squirrel needs to be sure
he lashes his tail to show confidence
fluffing it up makes him appear bigger
and shows who’s boss
spy squirrel is a pushover he’s going to
be popular
the nut is immediately stashed away
but clever mines can also be devious
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and this squirrel watches where the nut
is hidden
as soon as it’s buried
she makes her move
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okay if you don’t get caught
but there’s big trouble if you do
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then
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the duped squirrel needs to be craftier
this time
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the crook may still be watching
but this is what he wants
in a shameless display of overacting
he pretends to bury his nut
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the thief waits until the performance is
over
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then quietly sneaks in
but there’s no knot to pilfer here
hardly surprising
it’s stashed in his intended victim’s
mouth
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with the nut raider preoccupied he can
either eat it or bury it secretly
but the thief hasn’t abandoned her life
of crime
spy squirrel has a new knot
one with a camera
theft is such an easy option around a
fifth of all squirrels steel nuts rather
than forage for them
it’s a crafty way of letting others do
the hard work
but this time the thief has picked the
wrong nut
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