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Squirrels are known to snack on nuts, but it appears one New York critter prefers takeout food.

In a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday, a hungry squirrel was caught munching on an egg roll while perched in a tree.

In the clip, shared by New York City tribute account WhatIsNewYork, the plump grey rodent is seen holding an entire deep-fried appetizer in its paws while nibbling away.

“Doesn’t look like this squirrel’s first egg roll,” WhatIsNewYork wrote.

Doesn’t look like this squirrels first egg roll #whatisnewyork pic.twitter.com/Heo30oe8w3 — WhatIsNewYork (@whatisny) January 2, 2019

Over 24,000 people liked the tweet, and many commented on the squirrel’s lack of dipping sauce.

“A true New York squirrel would have a drawer full of duck sauce packets,” one Twitter user wrote.

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“Forgot the sauce,” wrote another.

Uber Eats finally got the location right. It's tough texting without thumbs. — Karen Petronis (@klpbirds) January 2, 2019

“Uber Eats finally got the location right. It’s tough texting without thumbs,” another commenter replied.

Another person pointed out that this isn’t the only squirrel that likes egg rolls and shared a picture of another squirrel reportedly from Oswego, N.Y., also nibbling on the food.

Not an entirely unknown phenomenon… (Oswego, NY) pic.twitter.com/9JEF80uNZz — Becky Burch (@BeckyBurchphd) January 3, 2019

Others drew comparisons to New York’s “pizza rat,” a rodent that became known for dragging an entire slice of pizza down the steps of a subway station in 2015.

“Pizza Rat has been upstaged by Eggroll (sic) Squirrel!” one person tweeted.

“Egg Roll Squirrel > Pizza Rat,” wrote another.

Pizza Rat has been upstaged by Eggroll Squirrel!! — Beth Figuls (@bethfiguls) January 3, 2019

READ MORE: ‘Flood Rat’: Move over Pizza Rat, New York City has a new rodent in town

The squirrel has become so popular online that someone even made a Twitter account with the handle @EggRollSquirrel.

I know the feel https://t.co/MvGuV5TyIn — EggRollSquirrel (@EggrollSquirrel) January 3, 2019

Laura.Hensley@globalnews.ca

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