In a now viral video, a squirrel can be seen with the automated smoking device in its paws while perched on a fence in Brixton, South London.  The animal seems to be clutching the device between its paws and chewing on it. Similarly, another TikTok user posted a video of a squirrel in Philadelphia gnawing on what looks like an Elfbar. 

These squirrels were probably not attracted to the nicotine, but instead, the fruity smells that they could be mistaking for food. “In the old days, you’d see lots of discarded cigarette butts, but I don’t remember squirrels running around with them,” said Craig Shuttleworth, a red squirrel expert from Bangor University in Wales. “It would be reasonable to assume that a vape would be more attractive than a normal tobacco product that’s not fruity.”