December 16, 2012
Recently, we posted a picture of a skeptical squirrel on our blog, which generated a pretty funny* string of reply-tweets containing other skeptical squirrels from across the country. But did you know that in addition to being judgmental and twitchy, squirrels are also champion liars? They pretend to hide food in order to deceive other squirrels, they hide and steal and cheat. And apparently these are characteristics that the world’s robots need to learn in order to make it in war zones and real life, and squirrels are the perfect teachers. I, for one, welcome our fluffy-tailed overlords. ~AR (via Squirrels Teach Robots To Lie | Geekosystem) *seriously, if you did not click through to this photo, I am begging you to do so now.

Recently, we posted a picture of a skeptical squirrel on our blog, which generated a pretty funny* string of reply-tweets containing other skeptical squirrels from across the country. But did you know that in addition to being judgmental and twitchy, squirrels are also champion liars? They pretend to hide food in order to deceive other squirrels, they hide and steal and cheat. And apparently these are characteristics that the world’s robots need to learn in order to make it in war zones and real life, and squirrels are the perfect teachers. I, for one, welcome our fluffy-tailed overlords. ~AR

(via Squirrels Teach Robots To Lie | Geekosystem)

*seriously, if you did not click through to this photo, I am begging you to do so now.

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Filed under: Squirrels Robots Technology Deception Science Nature Forests 
August 3, 2012

In this excellent little squirrel vs. hawk video, the winner isn’t who you would first expect it’s going to be. Thanks to Nathan Smith for capturing it, and for Maria Alice Neves for pointing us in its direction on our Facebook page! ~AR

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July 9, 2012
And to think, some people think only Manhattan squirrels are uber-chic. But seriously, here’s an explanation. ~AR reb-ellious: Urban black squirrel knows he’s cool.

And to think, some people think only Manhattan squirrels are uber-chic. But seriously, here’s an explanation. ~AR

reb-ellious:

Urban black squirrel knows he’s cool.

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Filed under: Wildlife Urban Wildlife Squirrels Animals New York City Visitor-Generated Content 
December 19, 2010
Morning Eye Candy: Who Was Here?

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