During a walk, my sister took a photo of squirrels with their tails matted and knotted together. I’ve heard of rat kings, but would this be considered a squirrel king?
Squirrel King?
During a walk, my sister took a photo of squirrels with their tails matted and knotted together. I’ve heard of rat kings, but would this be considered a squirrel king?
17 Comments
SlippiHUD@lemmy.world · 48 pts · 1y
I never knew Squirrel Kings were a thing, they appear to mostly happen to siblings
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_king
comfyquaker@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
wouldn’t have expected this to be a wiki entry but now I’m curious what other animals could he burdened by this circumstance
kevindqc@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I wonder if it's the same from that page, on the 11th, in Bend, Oregon
rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.com · 2 pts · 1y
Wow, thanks for sharing this. My first impression was that they were acting like daddy long legs, but no, this is bad.
MossyFeathers@pawb.social · 26 pts · 1y
Please help them! They may not be able to get separated without human intervention.
comfyquaker@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 1y
just followed up after seeing your comment. someone was called out for assistance.
DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee · -11 pts · 1y
Squirrels are vectors for the bubonic plague... So... Yeah, definitely go grab 'em.
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
well that's definitely a way to not make more babies no?
EtherWhack@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
At least in the US you can call your local animal control and either them, or the regional wildlife rehab center will help separate them if possible.
Source: Worked at one of those centers in a past life when I wanted to be in veterinary sciences. (SOooOO MANY BABY BIRDS -_- )
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 1y
I hadn't heard of either and now I'm a little less comfortable than I was before about the world we live in.
Sanctus@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
Reading the wiki page, at least it seems people are very successful at untangling Squirrel Kings.
VonReposti@feddit.dk · 1 pts · 1y
There might be some form of survivorship bias in there. We aren't documenting the instances we aren't discovering.
Sanctus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Definitely, but it seems the ones we do find we are generally able to help. I'm sure the ones we do not find pretty much just die.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y
Thought this was a joke, but it appears to be exactly what it says it is.
"Break out the 20-gauge Pa! We eatin' tonight!"
unreachable@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
comfyquaker@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
this from ancient aliens on the sega genesis???
intensely_human@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 1y
I want to see it move