On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 08:59:48 +0100, Gus wrote:

Each evening I put out chestnuts for the local squirrel. The bowel can
hold 8 mixed size chestnuts. Each morning I noticed that only a small
number were taken. I decided to put out 7, in the morning 3 were left.
The next morning I put out 6, it left 2. For the last week I have put
out 5, it always leaves one taking only 4. This raises the questions;
why does this squirrel only take 4 chestnuts? can this squirrel count?
It takes them away one at a time.

Perhaps the squirrel's bowel can't hold any more!
Gus


Pam in Bristol

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 08:59:48 +0100, Gus wrote:

It takes them away one at a time.

Now you've got it trained to take the bait, lace them with poison and
get rid of another invading tree rat,

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

"Gus" wrote in message
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Each evening I put out chestnuts for the local squirrel. The bowel
can
hold 8 mixed size chestnuts.

I would have thought that the bowel of a aquirrel would be quite a lot
smaller in volume than that of 8 chestnuts. {:-))

Each morning I noticed that only a small
number were taken. I decided to put out 7, in the morning 3 were
left.
The next morning I put out 6, it left 2. For the last week I have
put
out 5, it always leaves one taking only 4. This raises the
questions;
why does this squirrel only take 4 chestnuts? can this squirrel
count?
It takes them away one at a time.

This sounds interesting. What happens if you repeat the sequence a
few times?

Franz

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"Gus" wrote in message
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Each evening I put out chestnuts for the local squirrel. The bowel
can
hold 8 mixed size chestnuts.

I would have thought that the bowel of a aquirrel would be quite a lot
smaller in volume than that of 8 chestnuts. {:-))

Each morning I noticed that only a small
number were taken. I decided to put out 7, in the morning 3 were
left.
The next morning I put out 6, it left 2. For the last week I have
put
out 5, it always leaves one taking only 4. This raises the
questions;
why does this squirrel only take 4 chestnuts? can this squirrel
count?
It takes them away one at a time.

This sounds interesting. What happens if you repeat the sequence a
few times?

Franz

The little critter is a lot smarter than we are. "If it works well--don;t
abuse it"

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 08:59:48 +0100, Gus wrote:

Each evening I put out chestnuts for the local squirrel. The bowel can
hold 8 mixed size chestnuts. Each morning I noticed that only a small
number were taken. I decided to put out 7, in the morning 3 were left.
The next morning I put out 6, it left 2. For the last week I have put
out 5, it always leaves one taking only 4. This raises the questions;
why does this squirrel only take 4 chestnuts? can this squirrel count?
It takes them away one at a time.

Perhaps the squirrel's bowel can't hold any more!
Gus


Pam in Bristol

Our garden is adorned with sunflowers in odd places, because we have been
with feeding sunflower seeds.
He eats some, then plants some.

My guess is that he eats as many nuts as he wants at the time, surveys your
garden and asks "space for another tree? - no" and leaves it for the day.

Laurence


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"Gus" wrote in message
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Each evening I put out chestnuts for the local squirrel.

I hope the chestnuts are laced with poison, you should be
ashamed of yourself feeding vermin like this.

Do you feed the rats without bushy tails and mice as well?

Alan

"Gus" wrote in message
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Each evening I put out chestnuts for the local squirrel. The bowel
can
hold 8 mixed size chestnuts. Each morning I noticed that only a
small
number were taken. I decided to put out 7, in the morning 3 were
left.
The next morning I put out 6, it left 2. For the last week I have
put
out 5, it always leaves one taking only 4. This raises the
questions;
why does this squirrel only take 4 chestnuts? can this squirrel
count?

They sure as heck know how to multiply.

--
ned

alan holmes wrote:
"Gus" wrote in message
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Each evening I put out chestnuts for the local squirrel.

I hope the chestnuts are laced with poison, you should be
ashamed of yourself feeding vermin like this.

Do you feed the rats without bushy tails and mice as well?

Fair play: once they're fat enough, I understand they're delicious.

Mike.