Squirrels in lower MI are fucking chungus’. The funny thing is if you drive up to areas around Roscommon County, the giant red squirrels aren’t really that prevalent.
Squirrels in Michigan are nearly as large as a cat! As a result, squirrel hunting is a valid source of game meat for those who hunt. When I moved to NC, I initially mistook the squirrels for chipmunks- so tiny compared to what I was used to.
I am curious by nature and in my mind it seems contradictory: My area of NC has plentiful resources for animals to eat and yet the squirrels are tiny and the population scarce, whereas where I lived in Michigan was very urban and resources for food scarce, but the squirrel population was abundant and they were much larger than here.
When I was in undergrad at Michigan, there used to be the campus squirrel club who were fans of the campus squirrels. Not sure if that’s still a thing, it was 15+ years ago.
I loved r/chonkers. I get that it isn’t healthy, and I shouldn’t glorify obesity and unhealth, but damn it I loved my chonkers. Now it is only wild bear chonk that satisfies, ’cause they are supposed to chonk.
I visited University of Michigan for a conference in the fall. It was a really pretty day and I saw a pile of leafs. “Why not?”, I thought. “Dive on in”. I dove head first into a tall pile of autumn leafs. And again. Soon a group of students were joining me i the leafs. It was so fun. Then I saw the squirrel. It was big and bloated like the one pictured and also in the pile. Dead. I convinced a group of students to play around in a filthy pile of dead squirrel. I just said something like “well that was fun” and hurried away from the trees and hoped people followed suit and didn’t catch on.
Article link: https://mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/11/particularly-chonky-squirrels-at-university-of-michigan-great-for-instagram-not-so-much-for-squirrel-health.html
Way to body shame the pregnant squirrel.
Outstanding photography, Cori Spetnagel!
This is what happens when humans upend the food chain. If there were foxes around, those squirrels would definitely be skinny!
Squirrels in lower MI are fucking chungus’. The funny thing is if you drive up to areas around Roscommon County, the giant red squirrels aren’t really that prevalent.
Squirrels in Michigan are nearly as large as a cat! As a result, squirrel hunting is a valid source of game meat for those who hunt. When I moved to NC, I initially mistook the squirrels for chipmunks- so tiny compared to what I was used to.
I am curious by nature and in my mind it seems contradictory: My area of NC has plentiful resources for animals to eat and yet the squirrels are tiny and the population scarce, whereas where I lived in Michigan was very urban and resources for food scarce, but the squirrel population was abundant and they were much larger than here.
Can anyone explain?
Fox squirrel, I know five fat people and you’re three of them.
Found my spirt animal.
Chonks gonna chonk.
Phat Gus ?
When I was in undergrad at Michigan, there used to be the campus squirrel club who were fans of the campus squirrels. Not sure if that’s still a thing, it was 15+ years ago.
“I store away hundreds of acorns for years, but swallow one coconut…!”
This guy is gonna leave a mark…….when he gets squashed by a car.
Blame mark rubber
I loved r/chonkers. I get that it isn’t healthy, and I shouldn’t glorify obesity and unhealth, but damn it I loved my chonkers. Now it is only wild bear chonk that satisfies, ’cause they are supposed to chonk.
More nuts, more problems
They’re great for those loadouts where you want your projectiles to do more blunt damage, rather than bleed damage.
I visited University of Michigan for a conference in the fall. It was a really pretty day and I saw a pile of leafs. “Why not?”, I thought. “Dive on in”. I dove head first into a tall pile of autumn leafs. And again. Soon a group of students were joining me i the leafs. It was so fun. Then I saw the squirrel. It was big and bloated like the one pictured and also in the pile. Dead. I convinced a group of students to play around in a filthy pile of dead squirrel. I just said something like “well that was fun” and hurried away from the trees and hoped people followed suit and didn’t catch on.
That squirrel is healthy at any size. 😤
I thought they were getting ready to hibernate for winter? Is my childhood a lie?
Winter is Coming!
All the squirrels getting chonky for winter though; poor time to have a baby though. Good thing they spawn more squirrels like 4-5 times a year.
US-sized squirrel !
Always heard the UM squirrels are so big because they eat buckeyes for breakfast
That’s really cute, but why did u turn so round?
Go Blue!