Squirrels: The Rats of McPhearson Square

Everyday while coming and going to work, I walk through the same park. Amongst all of the homeless people and pigeons, there is another staple of said park-squirrels. Yet, these don’t seem to be your average, run of the mill squirrels. They are big, fearless and everywhere. I find that they are constantly running underneath my feet, sitting next to me on park benches (I sometimes eat lunch in this park) and just being nuisances in general. But the strangest thing about these squirrels is that there seems to be a new breed of them altogether living in this park---squirrels that lack the trademark bushy tail. What is a squirrel without a bushy tail? In essence, it is just a rat. I don’t really have anything against most squirrels, but those that lack the bushy tail really give me the creeps. Why do you think these squirrels were born without their bushy tails? Is it possible for squirrels and rats to mate? Are these a random hybrid combination? And the most important question of all: aren’t squirrels really just glorified rats anyway?

Wow, I just wrote a whole post about squirrels. I really need to get a life.