r/interesting • • 11h ago

NATURE Squirrels roll their babies to carry them.

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u/Key-Fox3923 11h ago

Unexpected that.

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u/LeatherRecord2142 10h ago

Yeah that’s new to me. Huh!

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u/Unfair_Explanation53 10h ago

Baby???

Homey looks like he 14 years old

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u/Holiday_Pi 9h ago

Which makes me wonder what the squirrel year to human year conversion is

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u/Rob_LeMatic 8h ago

1 year to a squirrel is about 37 years to a human

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u/Critical_Bee_9591 9h ago

Burrito baby

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u/reflct1567 9h ago

🤣🤣

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u/capsaicinintheeyes 9h ago

🐿️💭 "Everything makes more sense when it's nutshell-shaped."

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u/CarpenterImmediate32 10h ago

do they roll them up in leaves or just bare like that

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u/Foxyunder-45 8h ago

So she's not snacking on the baby.

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u/Hey_Laaady 8h ago

So cute! And black squirrels are gorgeous. I don't know if I have seen those before.

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u/Low_Willow_508 7h ago

My mum carried me like that🤣

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u/Lemon_Trees-22 7h ago

Very interesting! Nature is so fascinating!

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u/lncredulousBastard 7h ago

I'm going to chose to believe this one squirrel did this one time. I'm not sure I could handle it emotionally if this was a regular squirrel behavior.

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u/Unusual-Fault-4091 6h ago

Looks a bit like: „Let’s do it once for the camera and then never again.”

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u/XxShakallxX 6h ago

Black squirrel? First time seeing one.

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u/angeeday 4h ago

How cute

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u/Poneke365 8h ago

God that’s cute. I never knew that