2006-09-28 05:54:14 · 7 answers · asked by mariaray0503 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
It is genetic. When the squirrel senses you coming he instinctively reacts by running back in the other direction. If we all run over those squirrels, the ones remaining to breed will be the ones that instinctively run to the other side. Think of it as Darwin's law for squirrels...
2006-09-30 10:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by Doc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sound an approaching car makes reverberates and the squirrel cannot pick up on which direction it's coming from...since they are so low to the ground. There is nothing in nature that compares to a 2000 pound automobile coming at them at 50 mph.
2006-09-28 06:08:28 · answer #2 · answered by HughGRection 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is that they know what is on the side they started at. They don't know what is on the other side. If they ran into a preditor they would have to run back and risk getting killed. They do not have that much of a risk if they start where they were. Anyway, just a guess.
2006-09-28 05:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by The Ultimate Nerd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get to the other side! Didn't see that one coming, huh? Really, it is bizarre isn't it? adayinthecube.blogspot.com
2006-09-28 05:56:03 · answer #4 · answered by missvaaasity 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is because they would feel safer back where they started.
2006-09-28 05:55:18 · answer #5 · answered by Adam Chambers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to mess with you.
2006-09-28 06:01:36 · answer #6 · answered by flirpityflirp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know but i always try to hit them cause its funny.
2006-09-28 05:56:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋