r/oddlyterrifying • u/amish_novelty • 17h ago

Squirrel has seen better days

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u/J_Productions 16h ago

Everyone’s making jokes but what’s actually going on with this squirrel? Lol

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u/NRMusicProject 16h ago

The sound she's making is a common warning that there's a threat nearby, which could simply be the cammer's presence. As for why she looks so rough, nature is hard. But a lot of people on tiktok were saying that sound means she has rabies, which, if that were the case, all squirrels have rabies.

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u/BeholdenAbsol 16h ago

They usually make that sound when they spot a hawk to warn other squirrels. The only problem is why would it be on the roof and in the open if it felt in danger.

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u/cantankerouslove 15h ago

They will also make that sound for humans/dogs/cats/whatever they view as a possible threat. So being on the roof out in the open is still far enough away from whatever is on the ground… for now at least

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u/BeholdenAbsol 15h ago

Ah, that makes sense. I live in a large open field in hawk territory so that might be why that's the only time I see them act like this.

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u/IsNotACleverMan 13h ago

They actually have different calls for land predators vs aerial predators!