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Old Thursday 31st May 2007, 07:44   #1
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Question What's up with this squirrel's tail?

We have about 5-6 squirrels coming to our feeders that look like this one. We also have a few with short, cropped off tails. Is it a cat getting these squirrels or perhaps a disease? Very curious and I hope someone can answer my question. Thanks! Julie


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Old Monday 11th June 2007, 04:10   #2
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Bumping this back up

Just wondered if anyone knew what's wrong with this squirrel's tail?
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Old Monday 11th June 2007, 04:40   #3
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Hi Julie,

Sorry, I can't answer your question. We've got a few squirrels with stumpy tails, but I've never seen anything like what you've photographed! I hope someone will come along with an answer soon...!
(Knowing these squirrels, I wonder if maybe their tails might have been run over by a car? Just a guess!)

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Thanks Kristina! I'm really curious about this one! We have quite a few! They don't seem sick, just have a weird tail! LOL!

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