Is it possible for them to mate and produce offspring?

I ask because there is a rodent type animal that hangs out in my 'hood. It is either a short-eared, tree-climbing bunny; or a short-tailed, plump, hopping squirrel. I see him every day but can't get close enough to really scope him out because I always have Apollo with me.

At first I thought he was a young bunny with undeveloped ears - then I saw him scamper up a tree and start leaping around the branches.

It's weird.

A squirrel that lost it's tail, maybe?

The Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) in the Home, Yard, and Garden, HYG-1034-99 (http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1034.html)

maybe??

Is it possible for them to mate and produce offspring?

I ask because there is a rodent type animal that hangs out in my 'hood. It is either a short-eared, tree-climbing bunny; or a short-tailed, plump, hopping squirrel. I see him every day but can't get close enough to really scope him out because I always have Apollo with me.

At first I thought he was a young bunny with undeveloped ears - then I saw him scamper up a tree and start leaping around the branches.

It's weird.

It is the relatively rare Eastern Gray Sqrabbit. Thought to be extinct in most of the Eastern US, paleontologists have had the pleasure of finding a few examples and, thus, the ability to study them more deeply than via mere skeletal and fossil remains.

At present, the general consensus seems to be that it evolved over some millions of years as natures somewhat hermaphroditic response to the eternal question...


..."what's up doc?"

It is the relatively rare Eastern Gray Sqrabbit. Thought to be extinct in most of the Eastern US, paleontologists have had the pleasure of finding a few examples and, thus, the ability to study them more deeply than via mere skeletal and fossil remains.

At present, the general consensus seems to be that it evolved over some millions of years as natures somewhat hermaphroditic response to the eternal question...


..."what's up doc?"

:killingme

"Be vewwy quiet, I'm hunting sqwabbits."

Is it possible for them to mate and produce offspring?

I ask because there is a rodent type animal that hangs out in my 'hood. It is either a short-eared, tree-climbing bunny; or a short-tailed, plump, hopping squirrel. I see him every day but can't get close enough to really scope him out because I always have Apollo with me.

At first I thought he was a young bunny with undeveloped ears - then I saw him scamper up a tree and start leaping around the branches.

It's weird.

No can do. Squirrels do a lot of hopping though and like malice said, could be one that lost part of his tail. Yoda came within a couple inches of catching one of this years batch of squirrels yesterday.

:killingme

"Be vewwy quiet, I'm hunting sqwabbits."

Penn? :confused:

A squirrel that lost it's tail, maybe?

I thought that, too, but he's plump and he hops. Not leaping like squirrels do, but a bonafide bunny hop.

Penn? :confused:

:howdy:

...but a bonafide bunny hop.

That opens up an entire array of possibilities...

-gL2kRGA3SM

Is it possible for them to mate and produce offspring?

I ask because there is a rodent type animal that hangs out in my 'hood. It is either a short-eared, tree-climbing bunny; or a short-tailed, plump, hopping squirrel. I see him every day but can't get close enough to really scope him out because I always have Apollo with me.

At first I thought he was a young bunny with undeveloped ears - then I saw him scamper up a tree and start leaping around the branches.

It's weird.

"Squunnies?" :lol:

Is it possible for them to mate and produce offspring?

I ask because there is a rodent type animal that hangs out in my 'hood. It is either a short-eared, tree-climbing bunny; or a short-tailed, plump, hopping squirrel. I see him every day but can't get close enough to really scope him out because I always have Apollo with me.

At first I thought he was a young bunny with undeveloped ears - then I saw him scamper up a tree and start leaping around the branches.

It's weird.
Maybe somebody misplaced a pika

I thought that, too, but he's plump and he hops. Not leaping like squirrels do, but a bonafide bunny hop.New doggie toy?

Is it possible for them to mate and produce offspring?

I ask because there is a rodent type animal that hangs out in my 'hood. It is either a short-eared, tree-climbing bunny; or a short-tailed, plump, hopping squirrel. I see him every day but can't get close enough to really scope him out because I always have Apollo with me.

At first I thought he was a young bunny with undeveloped ears - then I saw him scamper up a tree and start leaping around the branches.

It's weird.
Found this on yahoo. :whistle:

Can A Rabbit And A Squirrel Mate?

I did not believe that they could mate either. However I live in Pa. While gardening I stumbled across something I thought was a mix of both. I seen it for several weeks and then layed a trap. When I caught it I took it to the vet and they ran a DNA test. After a few hundred dollars and ALOT of time on the phone with the lab they confirmed....it was! I was shocked. We named him squnny and he lives in my back yard.

Found this on yahoo. :whistle:

Can A Rabbit And A Squirrel Mate?

I did not believe that they could mate either. However I live in Pa. While gardening I stumbled across something I thought was a mix of both. I seen it for several weeks and then layed a trap. When I caught it I took it to the vet and they ran a DNA test. After a few hundred dollars and ALOT of time on the phone with the lab they confirmed....it was! I was shocked. We named him squnny and he lives in my back yard.

:yahoo:

Shhhhh...be vewwy vewwy quiet....

Of course they can... one word... Jackalope.

Of course they can... one word... Jackalope.

:yay:

Sqeavers are another anomaly.

:yahoo:

Shhhhh...be vewwy vewwy quiet....

:killingme we're hunting qwabbitt

Rare & Secretive Striped Rabbit Caught on Camera - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/rare-secretive-striped-rabbit-caught-camera-201614069.html)

Sure it wasn't a glimpse of a smallish groundhog? We see them in trees where I work fairly often. Trees with some "lean" to them, not straight ones.

Sure it wasn't a glimpse of a smallish groundhog? We see them in trees where I work fairly often. Trees with some "lean" to them, not straight ones.

They don't really hop though, more like a realy fast waddle.

Nutria Rat?

There are 2 raccoons on my property w/out tails, when I first saw them I thought they were baby bears; until they turned around and I saw their masks.:dance: Anything is possible.

They don't really hop though, more like a realy fast waddle.

True...like a big wooly worm.

Could have lost the tail and injured its back or rear legs in an encounter with a car.

Saw him again this morning and watched him for a bit. Still can't determine what he is other than a sqwabbit. I tried to get a better look at his hind legs but couldn't get close enough - although he definitely hopped away, not leaping like squirrels do.

Saw him again this morning and watched him for a bit. Still can't determine what he is other than a sqwabbit. I tried to get a better look at his hind legs but couldn't get close enough - although he definitely hopped away, not leaping like squirrels do.Set your camera out & try to snap a pic.