Squirrels

• Their skills: they have an excellent memory and are great social learners

Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae (which is formed by small or medium-size rodents). According to a 2009 study from the University of Exeter, Squirrel Psychology: How Squirrels Learn From Others How To Steal Food, they are able to quickly learn social tricks from their peers, especially when they have to steal food. Moreover, they use a lot of strategies to steal food from bird feeders, and that’s why many householders consider them intruders.

More than that, according to some researchers in California, they use to cover their fur in rattlesnake scent to mask their own scent and keep predators away.

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