But unlike the squirrels you may see chowing down on one outside, humans need acorns to be cooked prior to consumption. "Raw acorns contains tannins, which make them unsafe to eat raw," Best explains.

A squirrel eating an acorn in the grass Phil Mitchell Clearly, the gray squirrel was spending only a few seconds on each acorn. The animal removed the cap with its lower incisors, then proceeded ...

It's not unusual to see squirrels eating acorns or other nuts, or seeds; they are considered herbivores though they sometimes eat insects as well. But researchers now have evidence that when presented ...

Squirrels typically eat acorns, seeds, nuts and fruit, but are known to occasionally eat fresh carrion or roadkill, insects, eggs or other discarded food.