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Our squirrels are too fat

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By adamg on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 2:25pm

The Globe reports tourists are starting to talk about the fur-covered butterballs in the Public Garden and on the Common.

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By anon on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 2:26pm.

The squirrels are FLUFFY!

Check back in the spring when the fattest survive and are miraculously svelte.

By Elmer on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 4:16pm.

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By anon on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 2:43pm.

I propose little squirrel-sized treadmills that run on solar power.

By anon on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 2:53pm.

Single digit temps.

By Stevil on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 3:23pm.

in the Public Garden and the Common so they don't get sunburn. Especially for those white ones.

By anon on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 3:36pm.

Less rat poison = more raptors = common becomes a buffet.

By Elmer on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 5:47pm.

By Ishmael Jones on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 3:08pm.

I thought only squirrels in the red states were obese.

By ChrisInEastie on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 3:16pm.

Tourists visit popular Boston attractions, feed squirrels; inexplicably wonder why squirrels are overweight.

Yes, I'm sure some locals do it too, but it's probably a safe assumption that the above is a significant contributing factor.

By poster on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 4:56pm.

are so used to being fed, they come up to anyone who's holding food and stand on their hind legs to beg.

I don't like squirrels at all and I did not find it cute.

By onelith on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 3:21pm.

I said it before and I'll say it again,"The only good squirrel ...is a flat squirrel!" Rats with fluffy tails!

By Lee on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 4:04pm.

... is not adorable.

By onelith on Sat, 12/16/2017 - 5:16am.

What's "not adorable" is the damage these creatures cause to homes and property. Recently Christmas tree lights in the Boston Common needed replacement because of squirrels chewing thru the wires. Adorable? I think not.

By Hungry Hawks & Falcons local 6... on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 3:27pm.

We like our super sized meals just as they are.

By Patricia-can't log in on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 3:54pm.

The squirrels on the common are quite used to humans. They will sit on a bench with you, how cute is that? How am I supposed to ignore those little begging eyes?

There are more things to worry about than fat squirrels.

By Parkwayne on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 4:51pm.

Perfect size for roasting.

By JohnAKeith on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 6:54pm.

First-hand knowledge that this is true! They look so cute, too.

Doesn't this mean we're in for a bad winter?

By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 8:33pm.

Myself and my neighbors have noticed that the squirrels in our tourist free Fells area are unusually rotund this year. Was this a mast year? Are we in for another arctic vortex?

By anon on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 8:47pm.

I am a fat squirrel
Life has its hurtles
I gather my nuts
and I have a fat butt
someone get me a girdle

By anon on Fri, 12/15/2017 - 8:49pm.

If you think those squirrels are big, check out the size of the Fenway goose poop.

By Rhea Becker on Mon, 12/18/2017 - 10:38am.

is a sign of a harsh winter to come.