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 ...

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

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