No lie!! I think they are first cousins!!  I suspect the raccoon is related, too.  The raccoon is like a vacuum cleaner because it sucks up every bit of food it can find.  (I watch them on my patio at night.)  They (raccoons) even forced the lid off a container to get to the bird seed!!  I suspect the raccoons are getting the feed I put out for the deer.   I have to bring the squirrel feeders into the apartment at night or the raccoons would eat their food too.   The prize for “pigging out” goes to the squirrels who devour the whole peanuts in a matter of minutes!!  ~~  No lie!!  I must confess: I have encouraged the squirrels with a variety of tempting treats!!  As I said in a previous blog: Better than Netflix.