First, the predators ripped off the rodents’ heads. Then they dug their teeth into their prey’s torsos, feasting on meat, organs and cartilage. The predators? Squirrels, the populous mammals who have long been known to mostly eat nuts, seeds and plants. While studying ground squirrels in Northern California this past summer, biologists expected to observe […]
The main conceptual idea of the text is the unusual and perplexing behavior of squirrels observed eating small rodents.
The repeated emphasis on "scientists are perplexed" highlights the surprise and mystery surrounding this carnivorous activity, which seems to deviate from the typical herbivorous diet of squirrels.
