Do
not, I repeat, do not feed the animals! I took this photo of an
obese squirrel when we went camping at La Jolla last year. It is a pretty
popular place, so the squirrels there were always finding scraps and junk food
that probably wasn’t very good for them. “The squirrels are
nice! They eat marshmallows right out of your hand!” the kids next to
our campsite chirped. Now, I don’t mind taking nuts and berries and
scattering them in the field for hungry squirrels to find themselves but we all
know it’s frowned upon to feed squirrels junk food directly. It makes
them rely on humans for food instead of their natural instincts. It also
brings out a mean side. I observed that the squirrel in the photo was
taking all the food he found and stuffing himself while a skinny little
squirrel couldn’t get any food. Now that’s not nice. So
remember, friends of the forest: Please, do not feed the animals.
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