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[–] 45 points 1 year ago

I found a box turtle's upper shell in the woods next to my yard. It was so old that all the scales had already fallen off and it was just the white colored shell bone itself. I thought it had potential as a decoration in my garden, so I bought it home, cleaned it up, and set it out to dry.

Next day, the shell is gone. I figured something like a raccoon might have picked it up and carried it away, so I went looking, and sure enough it was laying right up at the edge of the woods. I noticed it looked like it had some chew marks on it, but I figured I had just missed them when I was cleaning. Anyway, took the shell back home again, set it out. A day or two later, it was gone again. Rinse and repeat for a week or so.

Then one early morning I stepped outside first thing and saw a squirrel sitting at the edge of the woods gnawing on the turtle shell. And that's when I found out that squirrels also eat bones of dead animals. From my understanding based on random internet searches, it's usually pregnant females who are seeking supplemental calcium.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (8 children)
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    [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    Now I get why Toys R Us is in a weird state of limbo. Geoffrey is still alive, but they stopped feeding him the bones of children left in the store.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Giraffes are soooooooo weird. They act like spooky space aliens.

    I once watched 9 walk in a row for about a half a mile to a tree. Then circle the tree and all 9 just stare at it and sort of...wobble their heads back and forth for like 5-10 minutes. Then just keep waking in the same direction.

    Plus, they will absolutely whip their heads and can and will straight up kill a bitch.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Giraffes are goth as fuck.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    orange juice is a bit acidic for those with sensitive stomachs

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