General Discussion & Chat: Why do squirrels raise tails while squeaking?, 1 by Dinu

Dinu wrote:
Cattle raise their tails while excreting. But they don't raise tails while 'mooing'. Some birds too raise tails when they 'call'. Squirrels bend their tails while squeaking. This squirrel fellow when he saw me, started squeaking all of a sudden. I wonder if it was warning me when cats are around (there is a family that patrols in the garden - neighbour's), like langurs from treetops give calls when they spot a predator in forests. Sometimes this fellow does this - wonder if he gets irritated at my sight! Look at him here, mouth open and squeaking on my Polyalthea longifolia branch.