Squirrels listen to the surrounding birds to know when they're safe
James Gorman, NYTimes, reports, Squirrels Relax When They Hear Birds Relaxing, Sept 6, 2019.
Researchers at Oberlin College reported Wednesday in the scientific journal PLoS One that squirrels pay attention not only to alarm calls, as many animals do, but also to the background chatter of birds, and that they relax a bit when the birds sound relaxed.
Of course they do. They're squirrels. They pay attention to everything. I'd be willing to bet that they can tell the difference between an irate bird lover banging on a window in pajamas (no problem) and one with her ...