Funny Squirrel Photos: Squirrels Who Did Crimes and Got Caught

January 21st is an important day of the year: Squirrel Appreciation Day! We love these furry little buggers, but we also must recognize that they love to get into places they're not supposed to. From bird feeders to people's homes, breaking and entering is a favorite squirrel pastime. Many of them are guilty of other crimes too, such as stealing food, panhandling, and even starting fights! So on their special day, we've decided not to let squirrels off the hook.

In that spirit, here are some very entertaining photos and stories of squirrels doing stuff they're not supposed to. They say it's only a crime if you get caught--by that standard, these squirrels are absolutely criminals. We can't bring ourselves to say they should be punished though…they're just too cute!

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Shoplifting Squirrel

via CBS News

This squirrel was discovered lounging in a bin of candy at a store in Disney World. When he saw people trying to apprehend him, he grabbed what he could carry and got the heck out of dodge! When the dust cleared, that store was short some peanut M&Ms, and the squirrel had himself a feast.
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02
Squirrel Gets Drunk

via CBS News

The Honeybourne Railway Pub in the UK discovered they'd been vandalized one day by a rapscallion squirrel who broke into their stash of alcohol and turned on their taps, then drank until he wasn't seeing straight. He also got into the cash register and broke a lot of glass before he was thrown outside to sober up.
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Squirrel Under Arrest

via CBS News

A woman in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany called the police on this little guy when he wouldn't stop following her around. Maybe he was in love, or maybe she just had nuts in her bag--whatever the reason, the police came and arrested him for stalking! Luckily, they weren't too hard on him--they noticed he was very tired and gave him some honey to make him feel better.
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Squirrel Breaks In And Gets Stuck

via u/Early_Power_5366

This squirrel thought he'd partake of a feast of nuts in a bird feeder and was instantly hit by karma. He ate so much that he got too bloated to get back out of the cage! Animal services was called to cut him out of the cage, which they did without hurting him…except maybe his feelings, as they were laughing at his mistake the whole time.
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05
Squirrel Chooses Violence

via u/sluggishstudent

In this video we see why you should never challenge a squirrel to a duel. This squirrel was trying to get ahold of the video poster's food, so he holds up a spoon and tells the squirrel "I'll fight you for it!" Bad idea. The squirrel obliges…
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Squirrel Chooses Violence

via u/sluggishstudent

…And throws itself at the man before he knows what's happening!
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Begging for Nuts

via u/chebstr
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08
Politely Demanding Water

via u/thewrongun
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Squirrel Hid in a Christmas Tree

via u/discipline_daddy
10
Trying to Steal a Bike

via u/cynnn9
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"Squirrel Proofing" Doesn't Work

via u/BigPaul1e
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Not a Squirrel

via u/thatbigturnip