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Originally Posted by Tcoat
More likely just simple familiarity. The squirrel obviously knew it was there and just didn't give a crap. Probably grew up in or near the cage and had run through there 1,000 times. That time however it became lunch.
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Another possibility is that since this species of squirrel and leopards didn't evolve on the same continent, the squirrel simply may not have recognized the leopard as a threat. Too late.
Then again, maybe the zoo drugged the squirrel.