How Squirrels Track Their Nuts

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

This week, we dug up a favorite episode on the secret life of squirrels. The average tree squirrel can bury up to 10,000 nuts every fall. How do they keep tabs on that stash? Animal behaviorist and pro squirrel watcher Mikel Maria Delgado exposes the secrets of squirrel pantry maintenance. Thanks to caller Cayra. This episode of Every Little Thing was produced by Stephanie Werner, Emily Forman, Phoebe Flanigan, Annette Heist and Flora Lichtman, with help from Nicole Pasulka and Doug Barron. Our consulting editors are Caitlin Kenney and Jorge Just. Mixed by Dara Hirsch and Enoch Kim. Scored by Dara Hirsch, Bobby Lord and Emma Munger. ELT is a Gimlet production and a Spotify original podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You have reached the every little thing helpline.
0:06.0	Please stash your question away after the beep.
0:10.0	Hey, Flora.
0:12.0	It's Kyra calling from Canada.
0:15.0	I'm sitting here looking out the window and I'm watching the squirrels grab the peanuts
0:21.0	out of the feeder that I left them.
0:24.0	And then they run off and they bury them.
0:26.0	And it occurred to me how do they possibly remember where they buried all those nuts?
0:33.0	I just don't get it.
0:35.0	How do they remember?
0:37.0	Thanks.
0:40.0	Hello.
0:44.0	Hi Kyra, it's Flora from ELT.
0:46.0	Hi Flora.
0:47.0	You said in your message that you have squirrel feeders.
0:50.0	Yes.
0:51.0	I thought those were called bird feeders.
0:53.0	No, it's not.
0:54.0	Squirrel feeder because it's down closer to the ground.
0:57.0	I don't even make them work for it.
0:59.0	I just like to sit and watch them try and pull the little peanut out of the coil.
1:04.0	Gosh, you must be their favorite person on the block.
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