Chipmunk seen with cigarette

No, not the North London Mobo award winning rapper. Instead, a four legged, bushy tailed, fury critter was spotted on a beach in the Canary Islands enjoying  a cheeky ciggy. 


The small striped squirrel was snapped by an onlooking tourist and appears to have got bored of its usual omnivorous diet of fruit, nuts and insects and instead, turned to tobacco. 


Come winter, if there are buried packs of ten scattered around in random places, you'll know why!


On seeing this bizarre news story, I searched out a couple more animals that have a craving for cancer sticks.

With eco-systems being damaged due to climate change and habitat loss, it seems to have got all too much for this snake who can only just fit the cigarette in its mouth. 


The owner of the snake claimed that the scaly reptile picked up the habit on its own and was not forced into it. Perhaps it was weak and gave into peer pressure, or thought it would look 'cool'. All it needs now is a hoody and a baseball cap!


This chimpanzee was rescued from a Lebanese zoo by animal rights workers. The unfortunate chimp has never climbed a tree or even met another one of its kind. It has however been suckered into smoking cigarettes by zoo keepers who threw it spares every now and again.


Chimps are the closest living relatives to humans and are extremely clever, so are able to pick up a human habit such as smoking. Maybe the animal rights workers can sort it out some nicorette patches.