--- title: Squirrel Chows Down on an Egg Roll in New York Video description: Despite New Year's Resolutions to be healthy, a squirrel, perched on a tree in New York City, wasted no time chowing down on an egg roll. canonical: https://time.com/5493311/egg-roll-squirrel/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-03T18:41:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:11.083Z og:title: Squirrel Chowing Down on an Egg Roll Offers Great Distraction og:description: Squirrels—they're just like you og:url: https://time.com/5493311/egg-roll-squirrel/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Squirrel Chowing Down on an Egg Roll Offers Great Distraction twitter:description: Squirrels—they're just like you twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Self-Satisfied 'Egg Roll Squirrel' Chowing Down on a Delicious Takeout Offers Excellent Distraction ## Video: 'Emotional Support Squirrel' Gets Woman Kicked Off Flight and Then Everyone Just Had to Deplane [Watch (HLS stream): 'Emotional Support Squirrel' Gets Woman Kicked Off Flight and Then Everyone Just Had to Deplane](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/jrnQWiFr.m3u8) (0:47)  _Published 2018-10-10. The passengers aboard a Frontier Airlines flight were reportedly forced to deplane after a woman brought her “emotional support squirrel” on board._ by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jan 3, 2019 6:41 PM UTC by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jan 3, 2019 6:41 PM UTC Not every New Yorker is resolved to go on a diet for the new year. A squirrel, recently spotted perched on a tree in New York City, wasted no time chowing down on an egg roll. Though the squirrel ate the Chinese food sans duck sauce, it appeared to be enjoying himself. “Doesn’t look like this squirrel’s first egg roll,” reads the caption of the original video, posted on Facebook by What Is New York—a page “dedicated to everything that is New York,” according to its About page. The [viral video](http://time.com/4587277/beaver-christmas-shopping/) has already amassed hundreds of shares and thousands of views as of Thursday afternoon since its posting on Wednesday morning. This isn’t the first time [squirrels](http://time.com/3676371/squirrel-appreciation-day-videos/) have made the news for being relatable in the last year. In October, a woman was [kicked off of her flight](http://time.com/5420467/emotional-support-squirrel-flight/) for trying to fly with an emotional support squirrel. And now, with an apparent love for great takeout, perhaps these animals aren’t so far from humans after all. So, if you’ve slipped up on your plan and ordered Chinese for lunch, know that you’re not alone. See the adorable and decidedly New York [video](https://www.facebook.com/whatisny/videos/385431098682948/) below. > [](https://twitter.com/davidjoachim/status/1080861111434571777) > [](https://twitter.com/Chloeweim/status/1080895542790639616) > [](https://twitter.com/jeberle901/status/1080888894273568770) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5493311/egg-roll-squirrel/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5493311/egg-roll-squirrel/"},"headline":"Self-Satisfied 'Egg Roll Squirrel' Chowing Down on a Delicious Takeout Offers Excellent Distraction","datePublished":"2019-01-03T18:41:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:11.083Z","description":"Squirrels—they're just like us","url":"https://time.com/5493311/egg-roll-squirrel/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. 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