They remember where they buried the nuts. Research shows squirrels have excellent spatial memory.
Nature doesn’t fool around. If squirrels can’t find enough of their cached nuts during the winter they die. So they evolved the abilities needed to locate them again.
I once watched a chipmunk spend three hours perfecting his muscle memory — grab a peanut, across the railing, spiral down the porch support, bouncebouncebounce and under the tree root. Then up the porch to grab another peanut.
Sometime in the winter, I’m sure he would find himself on the railing — and he’d spiral down the porch support, bouncebouncebounce, and… um… yeah! dig!
(OK, three hours, so I was on vacation, and I had a book on the porch)
stairsteppublishing almost 2 years ago
Either the squirrels know where the nuts are hidden, or so many were buried, that they are bound to find a nut after they first one or two tries.
reverendike almost 2 years ago
Squirrels forget the location of 3/4 of the nuts they bury.
Tigressy almost 2 years ago
They don’t remember where they buried the nuts.
They search wherever they would have buried one.
johnjoyce almost 2 years ago
Nice art in the last panel, guys. :-)
jagedlo almost 2 years ago
Nice expression of squirrel panic in the second panel there!
EnlilEnkiEa almost 2 years ago
I’ve never seen squirrels in the winter.
Ed The Red Premium Member almost 2 years ago
They remember where they buried the nuts. Research shows squirrels have excellent spatial memory.
Nature doesn’t fool around. If squirrels can’t find enough of their cached nuts during the winter they die. So they evolved the abilities needed to locate them again.
198.23.5.11 almost 2 years ago
Actually,the squirrels are looking for their car keys
kathleenhicks62 almost 2 years ago
They KNOW!
ᴮᴼᴿᴱᴰ2ᴰᴱᴬᵀᴴ almost 2 years ago
looks a bit like a WHAC-A-MOLE game at the end there
hagarthehorrible almost 2 years ago
Being a pet, Peekaboo is lucky to espcape scouring for food.
MCProfessor almost 2 years ago
When it’s really really cold, I have a hard time finding my nuts too.
MVMartinek almost 2 years ago
I once watched a chipmunk spend three hours perfecting his muscle memory — grab a peanut, across the railing, spiral down the porch support, bouncebouncebounce and under the tree root. Then up the porch to grab another peanut.
Sometime in the winter, I’m sure he would find himself on the railing — and he’d spiral down the porch support, bouncebouncebounce, and… um… yeah! dig!
(OK, three hours, so I was on vacation, and I had a book on the porch)