Same here... they definitely eat the meat scraps I throw out for my favorite fox!I’ve been seeing them do that since the mid ‘80’s. Quail, mice, the squirrels I’ve shot and killed. All on the menu for the CA Ground Squirrel. Filthy fuzzy tailed rats is what they are.
Probably just some delusional vegan researcher who got a PhD. for watching squirrels eating nuts... now thinks she can get headlines by saying that climate change is turning squirrels into furry little velociraptors.
Difference between a rat and a squirrel? Good marketing!
Sirhr
PS. Present company excepted!