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Samurai Squirrel
Captured on film: A vicious battle for survival between two Cape Grey squirrels. Is it real? Weigh in now.
 A vicious fight for dominance between two Cape grey squirrels was captured on camera, showing the pair going all out in their furious fight for survival. The pictures taken by Brit photographer David Slater, who had been close to the fight scene at that time, show the squirrels hitting out at each other using their limbs. Slater, a former International Wildbird Photographer of the Year, was able to capture the aggressive way the two were fighting as other squirrels looked on. The fight occurred at the Etosha National Park in Namibia's Kalahari basin, where the temperatures can swing from freezing at night to 40 centigrade during the day. The duelling duo was also watched by a group of five squirrels, who stood from a safe distance as the two battled it out. The picture showed one of the squirrels down but not out as it defended itself from its adversary by raising its leg, foot and claws and blocking off a ferocious attack. Other pictures showed the two getting down and dirty as they grappled about in the dust with fur flying every each way. The remarkable series of photos were taken while a colony of the creatures, which are poor tree climbers so tend to live below ground in burrows, ventured to the surface to forage for food.
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I guess I am way too cynical. I can visualize some guy photoshopping this picture or using stuffed squirrels positioned just for this shoot. I have heard too many stories ("trust me, I wouldn't lie to you") to accept this at face value. As a retired ER nurse, I spent 35 years with lots of people lying to me every day, so I am pretty much of a hard sell on this. Probably the only people as cynical as ER nurses are cops or EMT's. It may be legit but I have my doubts.
Regardless its a sweet picture
I say it's fake. Look at the gravel around the one on the grounds head. It is a neat picture, but fake.
I spent several summers documenting squirrel and rodent behavior as part of a habitat restoration program near Banf.
Real.
I can see something like this happening, competition amongst animals is not uncommon, but the way the picture is set up it looks fairly ridiculous. It kinda looks like there is a facial expression on the one in the air. Cool picture regardless.
They look loke two confu geeks.HaHa! Its real! Just kidding its a fake.
So, Grasshopper, time to learn new Kung Fu style ... mad squirrel.
If enough people comment, will you eventually tell us the truth behind the photo?
Its real. Animals fight all the time for alot of different reasons.
I've looked into ground squirrels a bit and their behavior patterns are similar to other squirrels. They can be very territorial critters so it is not out of the question for an action shot to happen to be taken. How often have you been in a stand in the morning and seen a pair of squirrels with one chaisng another one up and through trees.
I hate to say but even a squirrel will cast a shadow and I'm not seeing a shadow here...
After that whole coyote fiasco, well, let's just say I'll remain sceptical of any such pictures that end up on this site. Nice photo, but I have my doubts as to its authenticity.
I've seen squirrel's fightin' before, let's get back to the good stuff.
Real or fake it is a funny picture. "Mad squirrel" very funny Mike!
These squirrels are not samurai, they wield not katanas or wakizashi. I do agree with all of the Chinese martial arts jokes though.
It is defiantly a sweet pic! I just would imagine that the squirrel on top would jump head first on the bottom squirrel, not straight up. And the shadowing seems messed up! Fake
I was elk hunting in the mounntains of MT maybe I want to say 4 years ago. Well I was onto a little rag horn, and he was about 35-40 yards away, I would have shot him had 2 squirrels decided to not get mad and fight or something and they fell out of the tree and landed in a creek that the elk was standing in. scared the elk off and I lost an aarow...
I don't really care if it's real or staged. That is one funny ass picture. I can picture the top squirrel saying "Ah hah, I got you now sucka!!"
FAKE ITS A FAKE! FAKE! FAKE!!!!!!!!!!
Too grainy. Looks like the Loch Ness Monster pic.
hahahaahahaahahah i could care less if its fake or real its hilarious
? if not a fake it a exellant pic!
looking closer you can see dirt flyin!
Everyone wants kung fu fighting hie yah those cuts were fast as lightning
haha thats funny
secret squirrel's retirement location ?
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I guess I am way too cynical. I can visualize some guy photoshopping this picture or using stuffed squirrels positioned just for this shoot. I have heard too many stories ("trust me, I wouldn't lie to you") to accept this at face value. As a retired ER nurse, I spent 35 years with lots of people lying to me every day, so I am pretty much of a hard sell on this. Probably the only people as cynical as ER nurses are cops or EMT's. It may be legit but I have my doubts.
So, Grasshopper, time to learn new Kung Fu style ... mad squirrel.
I spent several summers documenting squirrel and rodent behavior as part of a habitat restoration program near Banf.
Real.
If enough people comment, will you eventually tell us the truth behind the photo?
I've looked into ground squirrels a bit and their behavior patterns are similar to other squirrels. They can be very territorial critters so it is not out of the question for an action shot to happen to be taken. How often have you been in a stand in the morning and seen a pair of squirrels with one chaisng another one up and through trees.
I was elk hunting in the mounntains of MT maybe I want to say 4 years ago. Well I was onto a little rag horn, and he was about 35-40 yards away, I would have shot him had 2 squirrels decided to not get mad and fight or something and they fell out of the tree and landed in a creek that the elk was standing in. scared the elk off and I lost an aarow...
I don't really care if it's real or staged. That is one funny ass picture. I can picture the top squirrel saying "Ah hah, I got you now sucka!!"
secret squirrel's retirement location ?
Regardless its a sweet picture
I say it's fake. Look at the gravel around the one on the grounds head. It is a neat picture, but fake.
I can see something like this happening, competition amongst animals is not uncommon, but the way the picture is set up it looks fairly ridiculous. It kinda looks like there is a facial expression on the one in the air. Cool picture regardless.
They look loke two confu geeks.HaHa! Its real! Just kidding its a fake.
Its real. Animals fight all the time for alot of different reasons.
After that whole coyote fiasco, well, let's just say I'll remain sceptical of any such pictures that end up on this site. Nice photo, but I have my doubts as to its authenticity.
I've seen squirrel's fightin' before, let's get back to the good stuff.
Real or fake it is a funny picture. "Mad squirrel" very funny Mike!
These squirrels are not samurai, they wield not katanas or wakizashi. I do agree with all of the Chinese martial arts jokes though.
It is defiantly a sweet pic! I just would imagine that the squirrel on top would jump head first on the bottom squirrel, not straight up. And the shadowing seems messed up! Fake
FAKE ITS A FAKE! FAKE! FAKE!!!!!!!!!!
Too grainy. Looks like the Loch Ness Monster pic.
hahahaahahaahahah i could care less if its fake or real its hilarious
? if not a fake it a exellant pic!
looking closer you can see dirt flyin!
Everyone wants kung fu fighting hie yah those cuts were fast as lightning
haha thats funny
I hate to say but even a squirrel will cast a shadow and I'm not seeing a shadow here...
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