It’s better than sucking back some lung darts, I guess…<\/p>\n
PublishedMarch 24, 2026 5:20 PM EDT\u2022UpdatedMarch 24, 2026 5:20 PM EDT<\/p>\n
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After a hard day of burying nuts and\u2026 doing whatever else it is that squirrels<\/a> do, sometimes they just need to unwind by taking a big ol’ hit off their vape.<\/p>\n At least that’s what some squirrels in London were spotted doing recently in some photos that have taken the internet by storm.<\/p>\n Multiple squirrels have recently been caught on cameras with their little mitts around e-cigs, and that has obviously caused some concern amongst wildlife advocates.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, others say it’s the funniest thing any squirrel has done since that one went waterskiing.<\/p>\n Now, that’s something you don’t see every day\u2026 although I’ve never been to England, so maybe you do.<\/p>\n It’s the kind of thing that would make a hobo look at the bottle of booze wrapped in a brown paper bag he’s drinking out of, then pour it into the gutter.<\/p>\n But what could suddenly make these squirrels crave vapes more than a teenager who’s trying to impress his friends?<\/p>\n “In the old days, you\u2019d see lots of discarded cigarette butts, but I don\u2019t remember squirrels running around with them,” red squirrel expert and man with a very British-sounding name, Craig Shuttleworth, told The Telegraph<\/a>. “It would be reasonable to assume that a vape would be more attractive than a normal tobacco product that\u2019s not fruity.”<\/p>\n That makes sense, but I mean\u2026 using that logic, shouldn’t we have seen squirrels going to town on grape Swishers?<\/p>\n This is believed to be a healthier habit than sucking down a couple of unfiltered Camels, but it’s not ideal.<\/p>\n “Eating a vape isn\u2019t part of their natural diet,” Shuttleworth said, pointing out something that I think was pretty obvious to all of us. “The components aren\u2019t something they encounter in nature,” he said. “They could gnaw at it and consume some of the microplastics.”<\/p>\n I like that we all go to microplastics these days and ignore the fact that they could just eat the regular plastics making up the e-cig itself, and also the cartridge.<\/p>\n READ: HUGE ELK GETS INTO WILD STANDOFF WITH VEHICLE IN CRAZY VIRAL VIDEO: WATCH<\/a><\/p>\n