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Photo: The Ravenous Return Of The Pizza Eating Squirrel?
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Ben Yakas
Published Feb 29, 2012
Modified Feb 29, 2012
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For the second time this month, Columbia University's Bwog has posted a photo of a squirrel munching on some delicious-looking pizza. We're now one photo away from this becoming a trend...unless this is the same hungry squirrel as last time?
Their tipster told them she “sensed a squirrel right behind [her]," only to watch in horror as the squirrel attacked her lunch. Bwog wonders if it could be "that same conniving rodent, newly dubbed Mozzerodent by our resident mammal aficionados." We're a little skeptical, since this squirrel looks a bit more in-shape than the last one. Also, the last squirrel was eating his pizza tip-first, and this one is going at it crust-first—no one goes both ways when it comes to eating pizza.
If Columbia students want to avoid becoming victims to ravenous mozzarella-craving woodland creatures, they should think about buying their pizza from Koronets. Squirrels wouldn't stand a chance against the jumbo slice.
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Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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