The squirrels take the nuts and pieces of fruit and other things that I leave out for them, they eat half of it or take a few bites, then they throw it away, pick up another item of the same type, eat half of that and throw it away, and this repeats. Why do they waste food?
2006-08-24 02:03:33 · 11 answers · asked by CJP 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Maybe they have an instinct that they need to leave something to decompose (a natural compost pile).
Or maybe the other item looks better than the current one. You know how it is, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
2006-08-24 02:10:11 · answer #1 · answered by tweetymay 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they keep hoping that the fruit is healthy organic stuff, so they keep trying! Animals are pretty smart when it comes to food. The squirrels ate all the sunflower seeds we put out for the birds!!
2006-08-24 02:13:38 · answer #2 · answered by survivor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously the squirrels you are watching are male. It's a well known fact that males never finish ANYTHING.
2006-08-24 02:10:44 · answer #3 · answered by arandbee 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Something else will pick up the remainder. Squirrely logic.
2006-08-24 02:05:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short attention span.
2006-08-24 02:11:52 · answer #5 · answered by No More 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are wasteful and squirrely beasts!! Most of all, they just don't give a damn what anybody thinks!
2006-08-24 02:07:39 · answer #6 · answered by alanstorment 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because squirrels are a stupid kind of animal.
2006-08-24 02:21:11 · answer #7 · answered by Drew 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They try to eat as much as possible, and as quick as possible when the are spoilt for choice.
2006-08-24 02:08:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They waste because it's heavily abundant.
2006-08-24 02:06:50 · answer #9 · answered by T Time 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why do kids do the same???
2006-08-24 02:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by Yogaflame 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋