Squirrel-dioms #2

“Fight like cats and squirrels”

Cats and squirrels have been natural enemies ever since the cat was first domesticated. Apparently the feline believed the squirrel posed a threat to the cat’s companionship with humans. According to a spokesperson for the squirrel community, “This was a laughable insecurity since squirrels have been around for forty million years. If squirrels wanted to be a ‘pet’ then they would, and they’d have done it before the cat.” It appears that this competition started an ongoing battle that each year continues without resolution. The cat is often seen terrorizing the poor squirrel as he tries to complete his humanitarian tasks for each day. However, the squirrel can be fierce and is not one to be pushed around which sometimes results in furious fights between the two adversaries.