Are squirrels more intelligent than we give them credit for?

basically my boyfriend had them living in the guttering above his bedroom window. for about 6 years he heard scratching but never knew what it was. The other day i was sitting on the bed when i made direct eye contact with this one squirrel who poked his head out of the plastic covering (they actually live inside the plastic bit) it scared the living daylights out of me because we assumed it was all in our imagination and the scratching was something else. Since then we havent heard a peep from them which seems more than a coincidence. Do you think that because me and Mr Squirrel made direct eye contact for a good few seconds, he thought the'd been rumbled and decided to move on? I know what i saw so im not mad, it just seems weird that they have left since our encounter...Are squirrels more intelligent than we give them credit for?
Maybe they did'nt like sharing the house with you, of course they are intelligent, they find their nuts in the snow, don't they?Are squirrels more intelligent than we give them credit for?
I don't know about your specific situation, but squirrels are very intelligent in general.
Perhaps you frightened the poor bleeder more than he scared you.
Yes. The squirrels where I live know how to case a baby stroller for food. I had my kids in the park and one squirrel methodically checked the front stroller seat, the back stroller seat and the storage area beneath for crumbs and food. Obviously he's learned that strollers are a good source of food.





Squirrels are also famous for defeating nearly every attempt to prevent them for accessing bird feeders.