Once a chipmunk finds a pine cone loaded with pine nuts, it meticulously gleans every last morsel from the depths of the cone.
They'll not waste even one tasty, healthy nut.
I found evidence today in an abandoned empty cone left in my yard as I did once before when a chipmunk left the cone on the porch steps along with a few inedible hulls.
Needless to say, it was a hard-won meal for this small creature who has the good sense not to waste food.
While most humans depend on easy trips to the store for edibles, recent reports state that humans waste a lot of food. One recent article said we waste an average of one pound of food a day.
