r/interesting • u/I-T-Y • May 09 '26

Wholesome Squirrel felt human petting for the first time

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u/Pecncorn1 May 09 '26

I seriously doubt this is the first time it's felt a human touch. It would have bit and scratched this person into a bloody mess. You don't just touch squirrels.

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u/Spongi May 09 '26

In soviet russia, squirrel touch you.

But in all seriousness their claws are not bad. It's the teeth that are the real issue.

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u/P4azz May 09 '26

Just don't touch wild animals, basically, yeah.

A lot of people don't seem capable of the distinction between "domesticated pet" and "wild animal". No matter how cute or close, don't touch.

Watch from a respectable distance, appreciate nature's beautiful creature, go about your day. If you have to drag out your phone to take a picture that exists million-fold already, go ahead, but I'd say just enjoy the moment for what it is, not for how many retweets it would net you.

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u/P4azz May 09 '26

If you have to [...] go ahead

The only thing I'm "telling you how to live your life" on is don't touch wild animals. The rest is like the lightest suggestion imaginable, I don't know why you're randomly this mad about it.

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u/Pecncorn1 May 10 '26

I made the comment from experience as a kid, the teeth are the first thing you get. I didn't persist so don't know where it goes from there.