Saturday, July 31, 2021

IN SCIENCE, FINDING AN ANSWER TO ONE QUESTION UNEARTHS MANY MORE. FOR EXAMPLE:

July 29, 2021 At the Crystal Falls Trail Head in South Lake Tahoe. What explains this stripped pine cone on the ground?







Up to now I’ve imagined squirrels gathering pine nuts, picking up loose pine nuts on the ground but last Thursday a squirrel demonstrated that “gathering” is not the best term... Here’s why.  After viewing the coming videos, think of a term that is better than “gathering”.



SQUIRREL WORKS TO FREE PINE NUTS FROM PINE CONE



























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