When fruit in an orchard goes missing, what animal is the thief?


By AGENCY

As their name suggests, ground squirrels usually stay close to the ground, but they can and will climb trees to reach good food sources. Photo: TNS

Dear Joan: I’ve lived for decades near Paso Nogal open space park in California, the United States. We have always had tons of fruit every year with 40 fruit trees.

This summer was no different until about a month ago. Fruit, especially apples and pears, began disappearing off the trees. By early September, it was all gone. Who was the villain?

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