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squirrel in the middle of our rural road chattering and scolding at what I
thought was another squirrel....Then I realized the other form was inert and
must have been struck and killed by a car. I presumed it was either a mate
or sibling because the poor squirrel was beside itself and made frequent
attempts to get it to respond , It would grab it and shake it then sit back
and chatter at it, then shake it again ,and when I approached very closely
made no attempt to leave....in fact it seemed to be asking me to do
something to help. Even when a car drove by within inches it stayed beside
the body . The only thing I could think to do was remove the body from the
road and lay it in the grass to prevent it being run over again. I was
surprised at the emotion it evoked as squirrels are not my favorite animal
being such a nuisance at the bird-feeders, but I can tell you I felt pretty
upset when I left it to cope by itself.
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Andy & Lelia Dean
86 Baden Powell Drive
Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5
Tel: [902] 678-6243
aadean@ns.sympatico.ca
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