<p>I'm from Baltimore where we have normal sized squirrels. I visited UMich over the weekend, and was thoroughly freaked out when two squirrels the size of my dog jumped down from a tree in front of me. I honestly thought that they were going to eat me, and possibly my mom as desert. They were running across a road, and one barely even made it up the curb on the other side b/c of it's excessive fat. Anybody know why these mutant-freak squirrels are so rediculously large?</p>
<p>Squirrels get good-eating on college campuses.</p>
<p>Yeah...basically people feed the squirrels. Because of that, they are HUGE, and what´s worse, they are NOT afraid of people. If you stare at one, it´ll just stare back. Kinda freaky.</p>
<p>KB</p>
<p>haha michigan squirrels are so funny.. its all snowing outside and they dont hibernate in the winter</p>
<p>haha...i know right...they are so fat they don´t need to sleep LOL.</p>
<p>KB</p>
<p>oh man, large rodents always freak me out....i already sent in my deposit but this is kind of disturbing news.</p>
<p>Guess I am not affected by the squirrels since I have lived here my whole life. Lol</p>
<p>My tour guide from a year ago told me that UM squirrels are basically fat, happy, and lazy...too lazy to run away from you.</p>
<p>lol... Don't be scared! They're just fat! (lol... I'm in the Squirrel Club so I can happily say that it's all my fault. Plus, I'm friends with one of the guys that helped co-found the club a few years ago so it's in my nature.)</p>
<p>To add to that the squirrels seem to pose for pictures....I took a bunch my frosh year to send home to my family.. UM wouldnt be UM without the squirrels!</p>
<p>hahah.. squirrel club?</p>
<p>oh yeah they're one of the most famous student groups. They even have shirts.</p>
<p>yeah bro when i visited i was like %#Q%(Q^%$@^%</p>
<p>down here in florida, squirrels are all thin and fast and scared of you.</p>
<p>My mother lives near Brevard North Carolina. And the Brevard College campus is rife with white squirrels - yes, squirrels that are completely white. At a distance, it looks like white teacup poodles are running all over the grounds. </p>
<p>It does show just how idyllic university life can be - in the wild, a white (or for that matter overly fat) squirrel stands little chance of avoiding predators. But on a college campus, all is safe, except if the squirrel ingests a slice of leftover pizza with too many pepper flakes remaining on it. Cheer for the mutant squirrels - fat dumb and happy doesn't occur often in nature - rejoice when it is seen.</p>
<p>half of the people join squirrel club just for the shirts, I'm gonna try and have my friends get me some and Ill sell them to people hah</p>