And this introduces a mystery.
I picked up this bone in the bush outside of Chase, in the BC interior, a few years back. And carted it all the way home because it intrigued me; what was it from, what was it doing out in the bush, with no other bones in the vicinity?
At home, I put it aside and forgot it. Cleaning out old junk a few months ago, I found it again, and put it out on the patio; better there than in my cupboards.
I kept hearing this odd clicking from outside, after that, and finally investigated. There was a black squirrel chewing at it, banging it against the table it was on. I have watched since then, and he comes back every day or so to have a go at it, chewing away as if he were a dog.
Here is a closer look at the end; see the tooth marks?
Why would a squirrel be doing this? Any ideas? Anybody?
Squirrels chew on everything, I think to wear down their teeth and keep them from getting too long.
ReplyDeleteMy dad used to work for the phone company. In the days he was a lineman, he'd bring home pieces of lead cable cover that the squirrels had chewed through. Considering that my teeth would wear down long before the cable showed a dent, I was pretty impressed.
Wren;
ReplyDeleteI'd heard of them eating through cables, but I assumed that was just rubber or plastic. Lead? Yikes!
That's some chewing!