Free_Press,
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The squirrels are warning us!

The heat is making squirrels 'sploot' — a lifesaving measure that signals a more serious problem!

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1185092056/squirrels-splooting-heat-wave-climate-change

alexblock,

@Free_Press Interesting the article ends with: "So it's going to get harder and harder for squirrels to sploot effectively – for humans to sweat effectively – as temperatures rise."

They just couldn't quite get to the final conclusion: "Then we die."

Free_Press,
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@alexblock Very, very well said Alex. Thank you for your comment 👌

harmonicarichard,
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@Free_Press I saw a squirrel doing this. Luckily I noticed that there was something strange on the road. After I passed on the bike it squirrelled itself away. I'm happy I didn't cycle over it.

Free_Press,
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@harmonicarichard you know, I saw the very same thing. I thought perhaps the squirrel was ill. What are all living beings going to do as the temps climb higher and higher. Frightening thought. Thank you for your comment Richard 👍

harmonicarichard,
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@Free_Press At first I thought "is it a dead animal, is it ill, like you did, and then I saw that it ran away. I'm happy, almost a year later, to read that this is normal behaviour.
With heat waves I'd be tempted to spend time in forests, where it's cooler, near streams.

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