. . .how everyone assumes squirrels are male?
© Tracy Abell 2011
I’m betting none of you looked at that photo and said, "That little gal is up to no good."
Why is that?
11 thoughts on “Did you ever notice . . .”
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Tracy Abell 
Um…because males act more squirrely than girls do?
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That’s what I was thinking but I didn’t want to skew the poll. (I’m being very scientific here, you know.)
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I am with this answer, males act more squirrely!
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That first comment made me LOL because it’s so true.
I was taught that when the gender is unknown, it is to be referred to as “he” unless and until we learn differently. I doubt that’s why we do it, though.
A very deep pondering is called for here. Nope, can’t come up with anything as good as what she wrote.
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That’s three votes for “guys act more squirrely than gals.”
I think you’re right about the he-by-default theory. Still, deep thoughts will continue…
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You’re right.
That tulip-munching nogoodnik, Mr. Evil Squirrel, was definitely male.
evil black squirrel
voracious tulip muncher–
dinner for my owl
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Ooh, Barb. Squirrels eating your tulip bulbs? Deer eat mine, but I haven’t caught any squirrels in the act. They do go after the suet I put out for the birds, though.
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I’m going along with the above answers.
Have you ever noticed dogs are usually called boys and cats girls? I think it’s because we associate dogs with males (“Man’s best friend”) and cats with the spinster.
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Zippy agreed with you on the dogs = boys, cats = girls concept. I guess that’s true, I just never thought about it.
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It’s probably not his fault. Tulips are addictive, right?
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Tulips ARE addictive. I’ve been known to sneak into my neighbors’ gardens to snag a few….
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