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chester_grant

Squirrels nibbling tree branch tips.....WHY?

19 years ago

Why do squirrels do it? They can't get any nourishment as they are just cutting the branch tips though? Is it to sharpen their teeth?

We had a power outage today and it was caused by a squirrel (I found the sucker scorched through under a pole near my house). Apparently squirrels like to chew through electrical insulation......maybe for the same reason they chew up branch tips?

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