Squirrel seen savaging fruit bat

Found on BBC News on Thursday, 17 September 2009
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A squirrel has been seen attempting to savage a fruit bat to death.

"No-one has recorded this type of behaviour or incident before," says Mr Stanley, who saw the squirrel try to kill the bat in a tree above his head.

"The least likely hypothesis is that the squirrel was preparing to eat the bat," says Mr Stanley.

Today those squirrels in your backyard are all cute and funny, but tomorrow they'll raid your house, going after you.