It seems a red squirrel has been causing some trouble for Bill Fischer of Fargo, North Dakota.
The salesman returned from a four-day trip in early September and opened the hood (引擎盖) of his truck, only to find lots of walnuts (核桃) stored inside.
Fischer knew who did that. Since 2013, the red squirrel has been hiding walnuts in his truck every two years when his neighbor's tree produces walnuts. Fischer said last year's walnut collection was the most the squirrel had ever filled in the hood of his truck.
Every walnut season, Fischer had to empty the hood of his truck and gave the walnuts away. "The squirrel will sit in the tree and watch me clean up the nuts almost like, 'That's mine, friend,' as it's watching me clean up his winter storage," Fischer said.
Fischer also said the squirrel overlooked other cars. "There are other cars very close to that tree, and it's always my truck," he said. "I've even parked purposely out on the street-as far away as I can from the walnut tree-but it still finds my truck and hides them there."
"It's very possible that this funny squirrel considers Bill Fischer's truck to be part of its home," Aliperti said, who led a study that found that ground squirrels' personalities are tied to risk-taking. Aliperti added that the hood of a truck is a perfect hiding place to a squirrel because it'sconcealedand dry. Since the squirrel has taken over Fischer's truck again and again, while Bill has thrown the walnuts away year by year, Aliperti laughed and said this one might be very forgetful.
