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A squirrel can take a pine cone like the one on the left, ravage it, and make it look like the one on the right. Reminds me of fish bones. Good thing there are lots of pine cones for them to eat.

[LManning (Laura)]

Great detail! Can’t imagine them being very tasty though.

[KV]

I never thought about this... they must have really tough mouths.

[Diana]

How amazing, they must have teeth like a beaver, lovely shot and comparison.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great details and textures.

[Lin]

Wow - I didn't know this - nicely captured.

[Susan Wakely]

Guessing that the cone must be a rich source of energy.

[JackieR]

Interesting fact and informative photo;

[Mags]

@ljmanning Thanks, Laura! They're after the pine nuts inside each section of the cone.

@kvphoto LOL! I don't know, but I would NOT want to be bitten by one of these creatures.

@ludwigsdiana Thanks, Diana! Actually they do have teeth kind of like a beaver.

@mittens Thanks, Marilyn!

@wakelys It's the pine nuts in each section of the cone they're after.

@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thank you, Jackie!

[Jean]

interesting before and after

[haskar]

Nice info and shot.

[Mags]

@jernst1779 Thanks, Jean!

@haskar Thanks, Haskar!

[KV]

@marlboromaam when we were kids my sister got bitten by a squirrel & had to have an entire series of rabies shots... so not fun.

[Kathy A]

Wow, that's interesting!

[Mags]

@kvphoto Yikes! Do they still give those in the belly?

@kjarn Thanks, Kathy!

[Milanie]

Now I never knew it was the squirrels that did that! The things I learn here.

[Danette Thompson]

I didn’t know!

[Mags]

@milaniet Milanie, check this out - https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/squirrel-eating-pine-cones-1237536484?id=1237536484&irclickid=TsuzuITyNXSK0VfwOs1KqWYoUkETKUylWTjlW00&irgwc=1&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=Kratochvil&utm_source=39150&utm_term=&c3ch=Affiliate&c3nid=IR-39150

[Mags]

@danette LOL! But now you do. =)

[Esther Rosenberg]

Interesting!

[Mags]

@dutchothotmailcom LOL! I don't know that it is, Esther. I have to laugh because my neighbor calls me to come over to shoot stuff he found, but he isn't interested in knowing what it is or even cares about it.

[KV]

@marlboromaam they did way back then... so not fun and it was multiple shots too.

[Mags]

@kvphoto Yikes! And all these people try to train squirrels to eat out of their hands.