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petermarcus) wrote2003-01-15 09:01 pm
petermarcus) wrote2003-01-15 09:01 pm
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Squirrel Fishing
(Rodent Performance Evaluation at Hah-vahd University)
When I was 5 years old, my grandfather had tamed the squirrels in his yard so much, they would take food from his hand. They'd climb the screen on the front door and look in, waiting for him. Once, climbing the screen, they accidentally rang the doorbell. My grandparents thought this was cute and reinforced the behavior by feeding them walnuts. 30 years later, I'm still trying to figure out if they trained the squirrels, or the squirrels trained them.
(Rodent Performance Evaluation at Hah-vahd University)
When I was 5 years old, my grandfather had tamed the squirrels in his yard so much, they would take food from his hand. They'd climb the screen on the front door and look in, waiting for him. Once, climbing the screen, they accidentally rang the doorbell. My grandparents thought this was cute and reinforced the behavior by feeding them walnuts. 30 years later, I'm still trying to figure out if they trained the squirrels, or the squirrels trained them.
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Where's your 100 list?????
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