Squirrels

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    Clash of the Tiny—One Pushy Squirrel & the Turf War for LA

    A resourceful eastern fox squirrel eating pizzaCourtesy of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In West Los Angeles, just across the 405 freeway from UCLA, sits a hospital that’s been serving veterans for more than 100 years.  Back in 1904, it housed […]
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    How Humans Made Squirrels a Part of the Urban Environment

    This engraving of a gray squirrel was included in the December 1841 issue of Robert Merry’s Museum. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . One day in 1856, hundreds of people gathered to gawk at an “unusual visitor” up a tree near New York’s City Hall. The occupant of the […]