A biologist has captured stomach-churning images of a squirrel tucking into a lizard that shatter the popular image of cute bushy-tailed creatures dining on acorns and seeds. Biologist Jeff Nordland was travelling through Arizona looking for wildlife photography opportunities when he came across a squirrel munching on a lizardJeff believes the hungry creature was a rock squirrel and its meal was a Clark's spiny lizard. 'Rock squirrels are known to scavenge dead animals from roads, including other squirrels. They occasionally raid bird nests to consume eggs and small chicks and will even kill adult birds, insects, young snakes and even roadkill. Rock squirrels are one of the largest member of the Scuridae family and can grow to measure a foot in length.

Source: Daily Mail September 29, 2020 11:48 UTC