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Red Squirrel on the verge of collapsing in winter1, Bialowieza, Poland

Red Squirrel on the verge of collapsing in winter1, Bialowieza, Poland

I "caught" this little guy early spring a couple of years back. Winter came back for 2 weeks and this squirrel definitely wasn't prepared for tha...
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I "caught" this little guy early spring a couple of years back. Winter came back for 2 weeks and this squirrel definitely wasn't prepared for that. It never responded to my close presence and I don't think he survived this cold period..
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This poor little chap looks freezing. I hope it survived the winter !

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