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Squirrel King? (lemmy.world)
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During a walk, my sister took a photo of squirrels with their tails matted and knotted together. I’ve heard of rat kings, but would this be considered a squirrel king?

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[-] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I never knew Squirrel Kings were a thing, they appear to mostly happen to siblings

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_king

[-] comfyquaker@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

wouldn’t have expected this to be a wiki entry but now I’m curious what other animals could he burdened by this circumstance

[-] kevindqc@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I wonder if it's the same from that page, on the 11th, in Bend, Oregon

[-] rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.com 2 points 2 days ago

Wow, thanks for sharing this. My first impression was that they were acting like daddy long legs, but no, this is bad.

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