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Mar 22, 2017

Human-Size Squirrels Headed To Capitol Hill To Call Healthcare Bill ‘Nuts’

AARP will be protesting a provision in the GOP’s healthcare replacement bill.

Apr 02, 2011

Blame Canada for D.C.’s Black Squirrels

Photo by Pianoman75.Even though John Kelly accused us of hating old people, we still find his column interesting from time to time. This week, he tells us where D.C.’s black squirrel population came from. As with many things, Canada is to blame for this. There was a squirrel exchange in 1902: the National Zoo received 8 black squirrels from Thomas W. Gibson, Ontario’s superintendent for parks. Smithsonian secretary Samuel P. Langley sent Canada an…

Feb 17, 2011

And, Of Course, The Power Outages

Could it be that Virginian squirrels are even more daring than the notoriously fearless ones found around the District?

Dec 29, 2010

And, Of Course, The Squirrels

It’s not news to us that Washington, D.C. is the home of some of the most daring squirrels in the Western Hemisphere — a lesson this individual learned the hard way while trying to capture a close-up of one furry scavenger while walking around what appears to be the National Mall.

 
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