A real fun guy…er, squirrel

Oh, to be a squirrel with a feast such as this! It's National Mushroom Month in the US, and it seems our red squirrel friend here in Alaska got a literal jump on celebrating. It might surprise you, but squirrels don't only eat nuts. They'll eat just about whatever's around and that includes big mushrooms. Though almost 20% of wild shrooms are toxic to humans (and 1% are straight-up deadly), squirrels can eat many of these frightening fungi thanks to special proteins in their guts. Nice to know someone's enjoying them.
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