Squirrel Fishing

In the higher learning centers of our country, we gain insight from the students there who are working hard in their studies to become our next generation of behavioral researchers.

One field that has been lacking in manpower is Rodent Performance Evaluation. That leads to today's FamilyFirst site: Squirrel Fishing.

Harvard students have been tongue-in-cheekingly been researching squirrels on the campus. Specifically, they have been fishing for them. The research involves tying a peanut to a fishing line, tying a key a few inches up the line for weight, and tossing the tidbit to a squirrel.

The objective? To see if the squirrel can successfully remove the nut from the line.

The project has already yielded valuable results. For instance, there is the formulation Gloy's First Conjecture. This theorum states that a squirrel will always give up one acorn if another one is thrown nearby. This will no doubt prove invaluable in future RPE projects.

Note this observation:

A smarter squirrel will discover after a while that it is better to bite through the string than simply pull on the peanut. This distinguishing tactic leads us to believe that the average squirrel performance in Texas is much higher than in Massachusetts.

HAAH! Take THAT, you arrogant Blue Staters!

So lighten up and enjoy today's silly FamilyFirst site.

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