Taco Squirrel managed to drag a hardshell taco up a tree

Brian Koerber
Updated

New York City squirrels are not like their rural and suburban counterparts — they're ruthless and fearless scavengers.

After the world was graced with the rise of Pizza Rat in 2015, a flurry of other food-loving rodents with their huge scores. There was Pizza Squirrel, Bagel Rat, and Milkshake Squirrel. But now, New York City is back to bring us Taco Squirrel.

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While a squirrel enjoying a taco in a trash can in New York is nothing spectacular, this clever rodent managed to scavenge a fully intact hardshell taco, and bring it up a tree to enjoy it in peace and quiet, away from the hustle and bustle of the sidewalks below. 

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