Furious squirrels attack stray dog and tear it to pieces

Pravda (Trust but Verify) ^ | 12/02/2005 | Staff

[Red Badger]

When the people rushed to rescue the dog it was too late

A pack of furious squirrels attacked a stray dog and tore it to shreds in Russia's Far East. The incident occurred in the center of the settlement of Lazo in the Dalnerechensky District. black squirrel

Three locals walking in a park were witnesses of the incident. They say the stray dog was barking at black squirrels jumping from one tree to another. Then the squirrels grouped and suddenly attacked the mongrel.

The witnesses said the squirrels fiercely eviscerated the dog. When the people rushed to rescue the dog it was too late. The fight between the dog and the squirrels lasted for not longer than a minute. When the triumphant squirrels saw the humans approaching, they scattered carrying pieces of the prey in their mouths.

The incident made locals incredibly cautious and people now prefer to pass the park by and do not let children play there. People fear that savage squirrels may attack someone again. One of the locals says that if another accident occured there it would make sense to fix traps in the forest to catch squirrels.

Squirrels have little cones to eat this year. Usually, squirrels lived in the woods only but this year they have come to live right in the center of the settlement.

Mikhail Tiunov from the Far East Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences says he has never heard about squirrel attacking other animals before. "This sounds nonsensical that squirrels attacked a stray dog and tore it to pieces. If this actually happened, the life of squirrels in the forest seems to be really hard this year. It is typical of squirrels to feed on nuts, seeds and mushrooms. And it is unlikely that squirrels have become so aggressive as a result of some mutation," Newsru quoted the expert as saying.

[Red Badger]

Obviously Rocket J. Squirrel's relatives , Boris......

[Doogle]

..obviously one whimpy mutt


Doogle

[DeFault User]

My uncle was bitten by a squirrel once, but I never heard of a squirrel pack attack either.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Squirrels are omnivorous and will eat anything it can catch and kill. Usually small birds.

[Moral Hazard]

This sounds like a job for Jimmy Carter and his killer rabbit.

[Cobra64]

Squirrels are omnivorous and will eat anything it can catch and kill. Usually small birds.

The squirrels on our property eat acorns.

[polymuser]

Wonka squirrels.

[razoroccam]

Alfred Hitchcock chose the wrong species.

[MarkeyD]

I can't imagine this really happening.

[Red Badger]

Or "Secret Squirrel"......

[dynachrome]

These guys?

[Blood of Tyrants]

You don't have to believe me. Look it up. One of the biggest predators of baby song birds is squirrels.

[RouxStir]

Except for referribg to the dog a a mongrel, one could easily replace the names GWB for the dog and MSM for the squirrels, and the story would be about the same.

[moonman]

LOL dang ... you beat me to it!!!

[101st-Eagle]

Jimmy the Enchanter: "There are some who call me Tim"...

[Red Badger]

I think W can hold his own against the Limp-wristed Lily-Liverd Lame-Scream Media.......

[DannyTN]

I saw a squirrel eating a bird at Vanderbilt University one day. I don't know if it killed the bird or what, but it was definitely eating it.

Night of the Squirrels.

"I say, that pooch is making an awful racket. Shall we attack?

"I think we shall! Would you like to lead?"

"No, No after you! I insist!"

[Thinkin' Gal]

The witnesses said the squirrels fiercely eviscerated the dog. When the people rushed to rescue the dog it was too late. The fight between the dog and the squirrels lasted for not longer than a minute. When the triumphant squirrels saw the humans approaching, they scattered carrying pieces of the prey in their mouths.

Pravda left out the part where the savage squirrels sought refuge in the local mosque.

Rodents of peace ping.

[Red Badger]

Our squirrels usually eat our telephone lines........

[philsfan24]

[Zavien Doombringer]

My sister was bitten by a moose once

[Red Badger]

They're chipmonks......

[Freedom_no_exceptions]

Alvin! Simon!!! Theodoooore!!!!

(Oops, sorry, wrong tree rodents.)

[George Smiley]

Willy Wonka: Don't touch that squirrel's nuts! It'll make him crazy!

[rod1]

Guess Vodka consumption is peaking about now with the shorter days.

[antiRepublicrat]

Don't underestimate small wildlife. Squirrels here take swipes at our cat. The birds also take turns repeatedly dive-bombing the cat. We have a useless cat.

[rdb3]

Never saw a squirrel attack anything, but I have witnessed two blue jays divebomb a squirrel. It was a perfect tagteam.

[Cobra64]

You don't have to believe me. Look it up.

I didn't say that I didn't believe you. I said that the squirrels on our property eat acorns.

If your squirrels eat birds, that's okay too.

Sheesh!

[ExcursionGuy84]

Thanks man!!!
,p>
I just about cracked my ribcage reading your post. Priceless!!!

[TC Rider]

Mutant squirrel ping

[ArrogantBustard]

but I have witnessed two blue jays divebomb a squirrel.

Yup. Mockingbirds will do it too ... the real fun is when the Redwing Blackbirds start divebombing me.

[ExcursionGuy84]

We have a useless cat

I've ALWAYS believed in that adjective being used in conjunction with the smaller feline species.

[HolgerDansk]

Squirrel: The Other White Meat

[mlo]

Moose bites can be nasty.

[Mjaye]

Reading this story aloud to obnoxious dog who loves to bark at anything and everything.

[rdb3]

Yup. Mockingbirds will do it too ... the real fun is when the Redwing Blackbirds start divebombing me.

Seeing that would have been very interesting. Maybe you did what that squirrel did to those blue jays.

[Uncle Miltie]

"Furious Squirrels" would be an excellent name for a rock band.

< / Dave Barry >

[Rudder]

I did research with squirrels for about a year...nasty, nasty critters. And when black squirrels move in, the grays and reds disappear within a few years' time.

[listenhillary]

Need some competition?

[CheyennePress]

You say that, but perhaps the most vile and disgusting thing I've ever seen in my life is a video that shows a cat being torn to shreds by swarming mice...

Nature isn't always so cute and cuddly.

[woofie]

woof! Squirrels are evil

[RightWhale]

My cat and one of the tree squirrels surprised each other in the yard last summer. They were both frozen about two feet apart, neither moving a muscle, for a long time, then the cat backed off.

[MeanWestTexan]

Our cat (RIP, alas) had an arch-enemy squirrel.

They hated each other.

When our cat was hit by a car chasing him from our pecan tree to the neighbors, I bought a pellet gun and killed the damn rodent.

It just seemed the thing to do.

[ArrogantBustard]

Maybe you did what that squirrel did

It's fairly common, and fairly predictable. They nest in tall grass, in marshes and meadows. The males, and possibly the females as well (after the eggs hatch) will perch in small trees, cattails, or similar spots overlooking the nest. Get within a critical radius of about 20 feet, and they'll let you know they aren't too happy about it. The 'attack' consists of hovering 5-10 ft over your head, screeching, and occasionally diving to within 2 feet or so.

[DannyTN]

"They're chipmonks......"

Ok, but this wouldn't have happened if that was a firearms dog.

[RightWhale]

Nature isn't always so cute and cuddly.

It never is, except baby voles. Little round furry things like marbles with eyes, they haven't yet learned to hide, but they will bite.

[Western Phil]

Our cat caught and ate an adult squirrel. Took him two days to finish up.

[woofie]

Communist squirrels ...that explains it

[SuperSonic]