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Squirrels: Downfall of Mankind
Ok, so squirrels could be
considered one of the downfalls of mankind. Do you think any other
species would go to such extremes to find ways to get rid of these pesky
creatures?
We wrap our bird feeders with all
kinds of stuff so squirrels can't feed, we trap the little critters and
then drive them to locations far away, we cover our chimneys with wire
to keep them from getting in, and when all else fails...we feed them
with the acorns from our very own trees in our backyards!
Now, if we would just assert
ourselves in the upper echelon of all species we would just find a
better way to outsmart them! Guns, poisons come to mind here. However,
in order of the day and being politically correct perhaps we should just
accept squirrels for who they really are: rodents with big fat bushy
tails! Why discriminate? We simply put out those horrible back snapping
traps and poison for other rodents. Why not do the same for squirrels?
In fact you could always put out bushels of acorns sprinkled with poison
and do away with the entire neighborhood of squirrels easily.
But, alas, I find the squirrel has
doomed us to liking him because of his adorable little beady eyes, the
way he nibbles on your beautiful vegetables in your garden, his
incredible acrobatics in the trees and his wonderful sense of balance
during his high-tension wire walks around the neighborhood. And that is
why the squirrel has doomed mankind -- we simply can't bring ourselves
to get rid of him. And that chattering you hear is all the squirrels
laughing at us for being so soft-hearted!
Mary
Mastic Beach, N.Y.
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