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What does ‘splooting’ mean? And why are New York’s squirrels doing it?

9 pointsby 7402almost 3 years ago

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suidalmost 3 years ago
Heck, in that case, our pit mix has been 'splooting' on hot days, whenever she is hot, and sees a cool, damp lawn. Ever since she was a pup. I guess it's a common thing.
unsupp0rtedalmost 3 years ago
> “on hot days, squirrels keep cool by splooting (stretching out) on cool surfaces to reduce body heat. It is sometimes referred to as heat dumping.”