one squirrel
climbing up and up and up
now what?!
Squirrels are masters of ‘hurry up and wait!’ I watched this squirrel low on the pole, holding on, not moving an inch, for the longest time. Then up and up and up it went all the way to the top, and again holding on, not moving an inch, for the longest time. Which way next—left, right, straight ahead or straight down. Was it thinking? Can squirrels think? Yes. They use cognitive abilities to plan, solve problems, navigate; and their brains grow15% in the fall to help remember where they buried thousands of nuts.