Squirrels adopt strays, Canadian study finds

Squirrels will raise orphan pups, something once considered impossible for such fiercely territorial creatures, according to a new study by a team of Canadian researchers.

Andrew McAdam, a biology professor at the University of Guelph, and four other scientists said they found that female red squirrels will take in stray animals of the same species to raise as their own. The situation is rare but does happen, the researchers noted in a paper published in the latest edition of the journal Nature Communications.

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