On Feb 2, 10:20*pm, "BAC" wrote:
"alan.holmes" wrote in message

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"Janet" wrote in message
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In article e7ac2491-537c-4207-a553-07d9b69b7c65@
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On Jan 31, 10:35 am, Malcolm wrote:
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They are alien tree rats that destroy birds nests and trees of all
sizes.
Would you sign up for rats? *Of course not. They are just rats with a
fluffy tail.

*Except that squirrels are not rats ....or beavers, coypu porcupines or
guineapigs. They are all rodents, but that does not imply that a
squirrel is a porcupine, or a rat is a beaver.

No, a squirrel is a tree rat with a fluffy tail!

So why all the fuss about them dying out, then?- Hide quoted text -

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The grey rattish ones are doing fine. The fuss is about our native red
ones. Where have you been?