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NATURAL ACQUAINTANCES: Jessica the squirrel and others

Article content “The wonders of nature are endless.” Walt Disney One late summer I received a phone call from a reader who wanted to know why their resident red squirrel (named Jessica) was fighting so viciously with her three pups (or kits) that she had raised on their property. Fortunately, the question was easy to answer because we had the same experience with a mom squirrel that we had watched haul her pups out of our garage (she carried them cat and kitten style by the scruff of their necks) and into a storage shed. Mom was concerned, cautious and caring. And then, about six weeks later the loving mom was chasing her little ones away. She had done her job now the kids had to fend for themselves. Dispersal behaviour among red squirrels is quite violent to the extent that Mom sometimes may be seen with a bloodied mouth when the children are reluctant to go. “That’s terrible!” exclaimed the caller. “A few weeks ago, if you had told me Jessica would do that to her ch

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