{"id":9371,"date":"2011-11-05T18:26:17","date_gmt":"2011-11-05T22:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=9371"},"modified":"2011-11-05T20:37:19","modified_gmt":"2011-11-06T00:37:19","slug":"popular-squirrel-checks-for-fan-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/11\/popular-squirrel-checks-for-fan-mail","title":{"rendered":"Popular squirrel checks for fan mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve known squirrels are intelligent. Well, this one has been the subject of several videos &#8212; and in the first one shown here, apparently is checking to see if any fan mail arrived today:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><object id=\"FiveminPlayer\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/embed.5min.com\/517170950\/\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed id=\"FiveminPlayer\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.5min.com\/517170950\/\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" wmode=\"opaque\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here, his human neighbors suspect his curiosity has gotten him canned. They check &#8212; and he&#8217;s outa there!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vT12MTZmJT0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Next, he removes any doubt whatever as to his intelligence. Hey, they are nuts over there. Gotta do whatever it takes!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cFGJVL6__4Y\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, when it comes to defeating a Slinky, the squirrel finally meets his match:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YUbwrE02Dpw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9410\" style=\"width: 554px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2011\/11\/squirrel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9410  \" title=\"squirrel\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2011\/11\/squirrel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"554\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nuts to you!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve known squirrels are intelligent. 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