Amid 107-degree weather in Texas, one squirrel was caught with an interesting method of beating the heat.
In a TikTok video by user @dallas_texastv that was posted on Tuesday, the squirrel can be seen splooting, a method of staying cool by lying on the stomach and sprawling all limbs out on the ground. The squirrel was also lying on a sidewalk grate.
Recently, San Antonio's Police Chief Bill McManus also captured a local squirrel doing the same thing just last week.
Was leaving city hall after a meeting and found this squirrel trying to cool off in the shade. Thought he was hurt/dead at first but that wasn’t the case. He got up as I approached and reassumed his position as soon as I walked away. Funny!! pic.twitter.com/GWSxKVKNNA
— Chief Bill McManus (@Chief_McManus) July 13, 2022
"Found this squirrel trying to cool off in the shade," McManus tweeted. "Thought he was hurt/dead at first but that wasn't the case. He got up as I approached and reassumed his position as soon as I walked away."
Amid the summer heat in Texas, squirrels across the state have taken to splooting to cool off, with even those in Houston resorting to the method, according to Click 2 Houston.
Squirrels of UT, which posts photos of squirrels from around the University of Texas at Austin campus, said splooting is the primary way for squirrels to cool off because they don't pant or sweat.
With this scorcher of a summer Texas is experiencing, it will likely not be the last time someone catches a squirrel splooting.
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The viral TikTok video of the Dallas squirrel has been viewed more than 4.3 million times and has collected more than 316,000 likes and 2,800 comments.
"Yep. 108° in north Dallas. I’ve always put small bowls of ice water out for the squirrels and birds," user jackindallas wrote.
"Isn't it getting air from below." user novim4456 wrote. "Smart squirrel!"
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