# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tQVAkuNdM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21019975-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/355bb8c4db.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-04-13T15:43:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Protect your nuts. 

Ever see a family of squirrels hogtie a hiker with their own backpack straps to get their tiny, but oh so cute, paws on a canister of honey-roasted peanuts? We haven’t either, but there’s always a first time. Properly store your food, and avoid tempting wildlife you come across in parks with a peanut in your hand. If any animal approaches you, it should only be because you’re the one true animal whisperer…Just kidding, hey, where’s your backpack?

Image: What a squirrel wants, what a squirrel needs, is not your food. A squirrel holding on to a container of nuts next to a backpack. 

#keepwildlifewild #squirrel #nationalparks #travel #safety

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

## Tags

squirrel, safety, travel, nationalparks, keepwildlifewild

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