Salacious UC Davis Squirrels Too Lusty For Their Own Good
Seven years ago, there were no nonnative squirrels on the UC Davis campus. But because the lusty little beasts have been getting' busy, there are now 400 of them running around sampling student lunches, eating baby birds, and snacking on electrical wires. That's why scientists at UC Davis are test-driving squirrel birth control.
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During breaks of wet weather over the weekend, we took off to our local dog park to get out some of that rainy day energy. And, while cruising the perimeter, North got a whiff of a furry yet familiar little creature: a squirrel!
Although North couldn't climb up the tree after the quick moving mammal, it made me realize how little I know about the squirrel!
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It's not just pets that need help in the aftermath of recent hurricanes, over 1,000 baby squirrels are undergoing care in what's best described as a "squirrel neonatal unit". The Houston SPCA still receives 20 to 30 lil ones each day, causing these creatures to far outnumber all of the other animals there.
We’re feeding them puppy formula every three hours.
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This cute little punkass squirrel will stop delaying the White Sox-Cleveland Indians game when he's good and ready. First, he's gotta cool his harbles on the dirt, then he's gotta walk up to players to let them know who's boss, practically yelling "psych!" when they get close to him, and finally, after his 15 minutes of squirrel fame are up, he leaves the building.
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Lil squirrelly faces like this one are terrorizing the city of Santa Monica – in fact, there's such a population explosion in Palisades Park that the officials are taking a (thankfully) humane tactic to cut it down . . .
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Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! After the little guy cracks that nut, he may choose to store his snack. If so, he'll lick and rub his face on it before it's buried – this helps him locate his treat later . 
A litter of baby squirrels were abandoned in nature, rescued by the awesome Derek, and brought to the home of a 10-year-old chihuahua named Mimi. The chihuahua immediately took the squirrels under her wing tongue to get them all cleaned up and ready to go. She now even nurses the little guys! 
Meet Finnegan the squirrel and Mademoiselle Giselle the Papillon dog who helped nurse him back to health. A known animal lover in her 'hood, human Debby Cantlon was asked to care for an abandoned newborn squirrel. (Have three words in the English language ever been filled with such pathos?) While she was caring for him, she realized her pregnant Papillon was intent on helping. 
Squirrel to puppies: "You don''t mind if I join you, do you? Kthnxbai."
