Just like humans can become mentally ill or intoxicated, I think animals can be the same. Similar to the “bath salt” bums we hear about
In college, I got a call from a girl down the block that lived in a house with several other girls. Said they were being held hostage by a crazy squirrel all day and even their pitbull was hiding from it. I laughed but decided to visit anyway.
I got there and sure enough I saw a mangy looking red squirrel running frantically between the front and back doors. I approached and expected it would be scared off but nope. The little bastard started going right for my face while hissing and biting like I never imagined a squirrel could. It followed me for several blocks while I punted it and stabbed it with a sharp stick countless times. Eventually it went down but it was still trying to kill me until the end.
If a big deer was half as aggressive and I didn’t have a gun, I’d be pretty damn scared
A buddy of mine once remarked that if squirrels were as big as deer you'd have to haul your gun into the woods on wheels.
Attack squirrel and pointy stick - did you think you were in a Monty Python skit?