Chicago Wildlife Watch Talk

now we have a pizza squirrel

  • ForestPreserve by ForestPreserve moderator

    Yes, it's an adorable pizza squirrel.

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  • abloss by abloss

    Looks like a fox squirrel, too, unless that is pizza sauce down its front.

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  • WillowSkye by WillowSkye

    Awww, that is the cutest squirrel I've ever seen 😄 However, I cannot see if that is a slice of pepperoni or tomato - I'm trying to figure the pizza out - Margherita, Regina, Pepperoni??

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  • llehrerlpzoo.org by llehrerlpzoo.org scientist

    Yes, a fox squirrel! A perfect example of how urban wildlife take advantage of anthropogenic resources!

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  • ForestPreserve by ForestPreserve moderator

    Just in case you missed it, we have our own squirrel utilizing anthropogenic resources, which appear to be in the form of baked goods, possibly a slice of pound cake: ACH0007fq3

    And there was the incident of the coyote in the cooler a few years back. ("Coyote in cooler Chicago images" gets you quite a few closeups.)

    I think these anthropogenic resources (deli foods) may explain the size of some of the animals we've seen. Keep looking for a raccoon with a large container of potato salad.

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  • ForestPreserve by ForestPreserve moderator

    While researching the cooler coyote, I found this story, which describes the Cook County Coyote Project. It discusses a coyote known as Big Mama, who spent most of her time in the Schaumburg area, just west of Busse Woods.

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  • WillowSkye by WillowSkye

    Awww, Big Mama was a beauty! The part I like the most about coyotes are their expressive eyes, especially the one that sat in the Fruit Juice cooler section 😃

    The map of Big Mama's family territories is interesting - there is a spot where the parents and children's areas overlap, (red, cyan, green and yellow). Would that be where the children were born?

    P.S. I was looking for Pizza Squirrel on Youtube but then found Milkshake Squirrel instead (but that was in New York - hmm, what is in that Milkshake?? Haha 😃 )

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  • ForestPreserve by ForestPreserve moderator

    Not sure if the rat in ACH000azdz has a leaf or a potato chip.

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  • ForestPreserve by ForestPreserve moderator

    That milkshake squirrel has got game. Probably not its first milkshake.

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