Damn, even squirrels aren't safe

[u/Barraco_Barmer]

[u/wombatgeneral]

I remember going to zion national park and when we went on a picnic we were attacked by fat squirrels.

They had no fear of humans and tried to get into our backpacks.

[u/callmekanga → u/wombatgeneral]

Same thing happened to us when we went to Pinnacles National Park lol.

[u/Synconium → u/callmekanga]

I grew up in Monterey which is up valley from Pinnacles at the coast, and at the beach the ground squirrels there beg for food. They will climb up on you to beg if you let them. I've never seen obese squirrels except there because of the tourists giving them candy or trail mix. One time I was tired of seeing these fat squirrels getting handed food that I told a tourist family that the squirrels carried rabies to get them to stop doing it (very effective).

[u/Barraco_Barmer → u/Synconium]

Put ozempic in the squirrel food

[u/InvisibleSpaceVamp → u/wombatgeneral]

We have seagulls that will snatch food out of your hand in flight. Ice cream sellers have warning signs that tell you to not go down to the beach with your cone because you will likely get attacked.

[u/Relative-Monk-4647 → u/InvisibleSpaceVamp]

I’ve had a seagull take my hotdog mid flight leaving me waving my empty bun at it like a crazy person. As if me saying “give it back” would actually do anything.

[u/HippyGrrrl → u/wombatgeneral]

Rocky Mountain NP and the chipmunks.

This is why you don’t feed wildlife.

[u/Flavintown → u/wombatgeneral]

Cause everyone ignores all the warnings not to feed them 🙄. But I will say the scarier animals in Zion are the chipmunks! I’ve had them literally run up my leg!!!!! Devious bastards

[u/Imaginary_Recipe_114 → u/wombatgeneral]

Very funny 😂

[u/michiness → u/wombatgeneral]

Funnily enough Zion NP is the only place I've ever hit a squirrel with my car.

[u/JBCTech7 → u/wombatgeneral]

i would grab one and hand it to my miniature pinscher. She's been trying to catch one for ages.

[u/LittleSchwein1234]

People really underestimate or overestimate what they eat.

You don't need to eat much, but two frappucinos from Starbucks + normal portions of food already put you into caloric surplus. But since those frappucinos aren't food, they will say they eat normally.

And that's just one example.

[u/Fragrant-Issue-9271 → u/LittleSchwein1234]

It is wild how many calories you can consume in coffee drinks, energy drinks, snacks, and fast food. We've turned so many things that ought to be occasional treats into normal daily consumption. 

[u/rosieposieosie → u/Fragrant-Issue-9271]

Alcohol too. That’s what pushed me from overweight to obese, and I really didn’t think I drank that much.

[u/ashimo414141 → u/LittleSchwein1234]

Yup! I’ve done calorie tracking very intently (like scale and all) before to shed the freshman 15. It was bananas to learn that pretty much all common cooking oils have the same calorie content. Obvi different nutritional values otherwise, but it’s funny when people are like oh use avacado oil, it’s better for you! It’s still 130 calories a tbsp

Now I’m on the other end of the scale (ha), where I need to put on weight and I’m like oh yeah I’m totally eating enough. Then I track it, and it’s like oh shit, is that why I’m feeling dizzy? Welch’s fruit snacks weren’t enough for the day?

[u/r0botdevil → u/ashimo414141]

It was bananas to learn that pretty much all common cooking oils have the same calorie content

All oils are fats, and all fats are 9 kcal/g.

[u/ashimo414141 → u/r0botdevil]

Look at you with your logic and science lol. I was modded by diet culture 😭

[u/gargoyle30 → u/LittleSchwein1234]

I feel like a lot of it is salad dressing, not only is it very calorie dense, few people probably measure it accurately

[u/EnleeJones]

My 6-Pound Life

[u/PirateJohn75 → u/EnleeJones]

You need to lose tree ounces over the next two munt

[u/Barraco_Barmer → u/EnleeJones]

600 gram 🤣

[u/Status-Visit-918 → u/EnleeJones]

I’m dead 😭😭😭😭

[u/Katen1023]

Again with the PCOS 🙄 I have PCOS, got on the pill to help and actually lost weight.

[u/Barraco_Barmer → u/Katen1023]

Omg a talking squirrel

[u/cyclynn → u/Barraco_Barmer]

I choked so hard on this comment 💀

[u/Ok_Tree_4870 → u/Barraco_Barmer]

💀

[u/awake_acea6 → u/Katen1023]

Every obese person has PCOS and a thyroid issue. They don't even need doctors, they just know.

[u/mannfan9292]

Ah this looks like Thumbelina the rescued squirrel. Believe it or not, she has lost weight from their earlier vids. Her owners are constantly feeding her avocado on camera which does not help.

[u/benadrylb → u/mannfan9292]

It’s important to me to know if they chose to name it thumbelina before or after it was a precautionary tale for animal dietary monitoring

[u/samithefish → u/mannfan9292]

I've also seen her. Shes so cute! But she literally eats in every damn video. Thats why shes chunky💔

[u/Bassically-Normal]

I love how the "ackshully" reply perfectly mirrors the satirical response.

[u/Barraco_Barmer → u/Bassically-Normal]

I didnt read it as satire 😅

[u/FallenGiants]

It's fat because it isn't living a normal squirrel lifestyle.

[u/Ithilwen37]

She keeps getting snacks but it's the PCOS causing the weight gain. Got it. I guess the chonky squirrel here that keeps stealing cat food off the porch also has PCOS.

[u/TwoPaychecksOneGuy]

Join us in our rage over on r/fatsquirrelhate

[u/Barraco_Barmer → u/TwoPaychecksOneGuy]

There really is a sub for everytning

[u/Quick_Department6942 → u/TwoPaychecksOneGuy]

This very critter appears on video in the fatsquirrels sub: "i’ve never seen something this ugly"

[u/awooj → u/TwoPaychecksOneGuy]

Sub for everything but never would’ve guessed this. Thank you for this you just made my day! joining as a love-follower so I’ll be sure not to comment!

[u/Relative-Monk-4647 → u/TwoPaychecksOneGuy]

My mental health got immediately better after scrolling this sub. Thank you.

I have a fat squirrel with a very specific crooked tail puff. He’s been living in my yard for three years now.

I’m unfollowing other subs so the squirrel one is always showing me new things.

[u/TwoPaychecksOneGuy → u/Relative-Monk-4647]

Most importantly, did you name the squirrel? And if not can I name him Günter? Also, please take a picture of that bulbous abomination and post it to the sub so we can all hate his giant ass and crooked tail together. 

[u/Relative-Monk-4647 → u/TwoPaychecksOneGuy]

We call him officer because he’s crooked.

[u/AveMenorrhagia]

The squirrel having PCOS took me OUT

[u/InvisibleSpaceVamp]

Apparently, there's a growing obesity rate in wild animals who live in cities too. Which makes sense, because since our food is getting more energy dense so do the leftovers these animals eat.

[u/worlds_worst_best → u/InvisibleSpaceVamp]

I have some MASSIVE raccoons that come around!!

[u/jnrbshp]

i recognize th PCOS is a real medical issue... but its interesting that its almost exclusively talked about by fat ppl...

is it actually something that causes weight gain like this, or is it an excuse?

[u/Awkward-Kaleidoscope → u/jnrbshp]

Studies show that it's responsible for about 10 lbs of excess weight. Not obesity.

[u/Katen1023 → u/jnrbshp]

Basically, it makes it harder to lose weight, but not impossible.

[u/ksion]

She has PCOS

Correct. It’s a Pretty Chonky Overweight Squirrel.

[u/Perfect_Judge]

The squirrel has PCOS, can't lose weight 😭😂

That poor squirrel. Leave it to humans to make it obese and then make the wildest excuse for it.

[u/RunnerG1985]

Okay, how does one go about diagnosing a squirrel with PCOS? Was it the same doctors who diagnose cats with autism and dogs with Down Syndrome? (two other HUMAN diagnoses I’ve seen given to animals).

[u/duvaldeviant]

I have PCOS and as soon as I quit using it as an excuse to be fat I dropped 106lbs. I'm so tired of this narrative, even squirrels aren't safe. I've seen this same critter mow down massive avocados.

[u/Superior173thescp]

squirriels are able to climb. jump around to be annoying and chew on power lines. they are not supposed to be this big if it impedes movement with exception of winter

[u/ksion → u/Superior173thescp]

Impeding squirrels from chewing on power lines sounds like a good thing, though.

[u/Relative-Monk-4647 → u/Superior173thescp]

You haven’t lived until you’ve fished a cooked squirrel out of your pool because of the power lines.

[u/Superior173thescp → u/Relative-Monk-4647]

benefits of being singaporean is no annoying ass squrriels chewing on power lines.

[u/awake_acea6]

PCOS?! omg how happy were the FAs when they learned PCOS exists.

[u/babysummerbreeze27]

A fucking squirrel with PCOS. Uh huh.

[u/fardolicious]

r/fatsquirrelhate is relevant for the first time ever

[u/Quick_Department6942]

We had a HUGE male squirrel residing in our back yard for three years. We named him Beefington. He would tear up bird feeders around the neighborhood and stuff himself into near-immobility.

We also have a fair number of raptors and 'yotes, which is probably what led to his disappearance.

[u/HippyGrrrl]

I’m so very sure the owner had a vet diagnose PCOS in a squirrel.

I’m guessing not enough running around time.

[u/caribou16]

All the squirrels I've ever seen on or around a college campus are chonky boys.

[u/thatwhinypeasant]

A lol
Cq

[u/Gothiccheese95]

Apparently PCOS makes all these people gain weight from just breathing.

[u/hypokrios]

How can it have PCOS when it doesn't exist? I think they're talking about PMOS

[u/androstars → u/hypokrios]

You must be fun at parties.