- Erin Zak uploaded a video of a wild squirrel hanging around her pumpkins on TikTok and asked if it was “pregnant or just that fat?”
- Users quickly jumped to the wild animal’s defense, jokingly saying she was mean
- In another video, photogenic squirrel gave Zak a full view of his new body
An Ohio woman claims a hungry squirrel devoured the pumpkins she keeps on her porch.
Erin Zak shared a video on TikTok of a wild squirrel hanging around her pumpkins, prompting thousands of viewers to defend its “winter mass.”
The clip, which has almost 25 million views and 4.5 million likes, was captioned: “Stop eating my pumpkins!”
In the footage, Zak marvels at the squirrel: ‘Oh my god, are you pregnant or just really that fat?’
Erin Zak shared a video on TikTok of a wild squirrel hanging around her pumpkins, prompting thousands of viewers to defend its ‘winter mass’
The clip, which has almost 25 million views and 4.5 million likes, was captioned: “Stop eating my pumpkins!”
But viewers were quick to defend the squirrel, jokingly noting that she was mean to the squirrel.
One user wrote: ‘Why are you roasting the squirrel like that?’ while another wrote: ‘Why are you so mean to the squirrel?’
Other users started speculating why the squirrel was so excited with one text: “First of all he might have been having a rough time lately and is eating his feelings,” to which Zak responded saying: “Sounds just like me hahaha”
Another user theorized that he was preparing for “three winters.”
Shortly after the video went viral, Zak shared more footage of the same squirrel.
It showed the squirrel looking straight into Zak’s camera for a few seconds before quickly turning to the side to get a better look at its body and fluffy tail.
Shortly after the video went viral, Zak shared more footage of the same squirrel
It showed the squirrel looking directly at Zak’s camera for a few seconds before quickly turning to the side for a better view of its body and fluffy tail
At the time of publication, the video has 3.4 million views and almost a million likes.
Squirrels are known to gain weight throughout the year depending on what stage of their reproductive cycle and life cycle they are in.
These small animals do not hibernate, so in the cold season they live on the supplies of nuts prepared in advance and regularly go in search of food.
When temperatures drop below freezing, they have a nice layer of fat to keep them warm and provide energy.