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2-Foot Tall Squirrels Caught on Camera in North Carolina, View Pic of Fox Squirrel
https://www.latestly.com ^ | Nov 29, 2018 | Riddhi Jadhav

Posted on 11/29/2018 6:29:51 AM PST by Beowulf9

When someone says squirrels you'd think of those small size rodent-like creatures with their bushy tails. Jumping and running across from trees to trees, squirrels make for cute creatures hunting for their nuts more often. But residents in North Carolina can spot some oddity in and around Robeson County. Going by the recent pictures posted by state wildlife officials there are 2-foot tall squirrels in the area. Baby Squirrel Taken into Police Custody After Chasing a Man in Germany.

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KEYWORDS: charlotte; critters; giantsquirrels; nc; squirrel; squirrels; treerats
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To: Beowulf9

These guys are real. My brother has them in his yard all the time. He is in VA. We also used to see them in Iowa when I was growing up.


61 posted on 11/29/2018 8:22:07 AM PST by Agatsu77
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To: Red Badger

I think u r right....they are fox squirrels.


62 posted on 11/29/2018 8:58:13 AM PST by Karoo
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To: Beowulf9

Are they really just Rodents of Unusual Size?


63 posted on 11/29/2018 9:00:31 AM PST by sitetest (No longer mostly dead.)
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To: Karoo

Fox squirrels can get 24+ inches in height...............Plus the Tail!................


64 posted on 11/29/2018 9:03:01 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: marktwain
But whoever got the picture could easily have taken a picture of the same scene with something in it for scale.

Have you ever tried to sneak up on a squirrel and put a dollar next to them? It's harder than it sounds.

65 posted on 11/29/2018 9:12:04 AM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: imardmd1; All
Practically speaking, a yardstick could be placed there and imaged later on after the squirrel was gone. Then comparing the imaged yardstick with the imaged squirrel would give the true proportions, eh?

Exactly. Simple and easy.

The article is just clickbait.

People love sensationalism.

A skeptic is a budding scientist.

66 posted on 11/29/2018 9:20:48 AM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Demanwideplan

That would work.


67 posted on 11/29/2018 9:21:42 AM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Beowulf9
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68 posted on 11/29/2018 9:37:48 AM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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69 posted on 11/29/2018 9:49:00 AM PST by -YYZ- (Strong like bull, smart like tractor.)
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To: papertyger

If those are typical longleaf pine needles [about a ft on average] the squirrel is a foot tall excluding tail.... pretty normal for a fox squirrel.

Problem is, longleaf pine needles can be anywhere from 8 or 9 inches on up to 18... so they aren’t get for scale.


70 posted on 11/29/2018 10:20:14 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: marktwain
“They tend to be good eating. Have not hunted squirrels for many years. They were hunted intensively by the pioneers. I always thought it amazing they considered a squirrel worth the powder and shot, but squirrel rifles used very little.” Yeh, I haven’t done any squirrel hunting since I was a kid either, wiled away many a Saturday Sunday hunting them. A quick story; I grew up in central Arkansas where the trees are pretty tall. I was out squirrel hunting one day, happened to look up in a tree and way up near the top was a big squirrel nest. Looking closely, I saw a piece of fur kinda overhanging the edge of the nest. Thinking it was a squirrel I shot at it with my trusty 22. All of a sudden the nest sort of exploded and a big ole raccoon came tumbling down through the branches , hit the ground and ran off. Scared the heck out of me for sure and probably the raccoon as well! Thought for a moment I had bagged the worlds largest squirrel 🐿! Anyway, was pretty exciting for a ten year old boy 😳...
71 posted on 11/29/2018 11:22:50 AM PST by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: Right Brother

Yeah. Now THAT’S a problem.


72 posted on 11/29/2018 11:42:15 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9
The Squirrel Grenade (EXTREMELY funny article)
pvpforums.com ^ | Jan 18, 2004 | by T-Duck
Posted on 1/18/2004, 7:03:57 PM by Lazamataz
73 posted on 11/29/2018 2:29:12 PM PST by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: Beowulf9; Chode; Squantos; snooter55; Lockbox; carriage_hill; OldMissileer; SkyDancer; All

I see that it’s a Confederate Squirrel.


74 posted on 11/29/2018 2:34:38 PM PST by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: RegulatorCountry

Live Oak.

HUMONGOUS Live Oaks !


75 posted on 11/29/2018 2:38:15 PM PST by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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To: marktwain

That’s a 16-18” caliper (diameter) tree to his right. After 25yrs in the nursery business, my sense of distance, width, height etc is uncanny. He’s a big critter.


76 posted on 11/29/2018 2:39:45 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: marktwain

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True, but I have noticed that recent generations of Fox Squirrels are larger.


77 posted on 11/29/2018 2:44:40 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: mewzilla

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I guarantee you that the Fox Squirrel will never be endangered!

They’re the craftiest creatures on Earth.


78 posted on 11/29/2018 2:46:45 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: papertyger

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Fox Squirrels look just like the gray ones except for their size and color.

But the Fox Squirrels are far more gregarious than Grey Squirrels. They’ll climb right up the back of your leg and sit on your shoulder and beg.


79 posted on 11/29/2018 2:52:53 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: bgill

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>> “Someone isn’t getting the story straight.” <<

CNN?


80 posted on 11/29/2018 2:55:16 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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