Watch: This Is What Happens When You Give a Squirrel a GoPro
National Geographic talks to the Canadian lawyer who shot the now viral video.
Always remember, if you give a squirrel a GoPro ... you're going to get some squirrelly images.
November 9 was a normal Sunday in Westmount Park in the Canadian city of Montreal, complete with the ambient sounds of traffic and children at play. That is, until a gray squirrel decided to dash up a tree with a GoPro video camera, giving us a cheeky look at his arboreal perspective. (Related: "5 Surprising Facts About Squirrels [Hint: They Make Jerky].")
The squirrel's antics were no accident, but were the work of lawyer David Freiheit, who had the idea of combining a GoPro, a piece of bread, and a squirrel. The rest is Internet history.
National Geographic spoke with Freiheit to get