16 September 2008

Speaking of (and speaking to) squirrels

From North Carolina, the state that seems to have cornered the market on Eastern Gray Squirrels, comes this report, "Squirrel speak: it's more than just noise."

The state, which takes credit for the species' origin or at least the earliest records of its existence, is proud to have the eastern gray as its official animal. Better still, this North Carolina student newspaper, the Technician, in which the article appears, is going a long way toward fostering interspecies communication. It may yet give rise to a whole new career field: squirrel linguistic interpreter.

Squirrel speak: it's more than just noise - Features

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Did you guys see this story in the New York Times about the rescue of more than 1,000 baby squirrels in the wake of Hurricane Ike?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/us/28squirrels.html?sq=squirrels&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=1&adxnnlx=1222610528-Lt+FIRtV0GIbAUFdsjQJmg