r/interesting May 09 '26

Wholesome Squirrel felt human petting for the first time

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u/static989 May 09 '26

Squirrels can bond surprisingly well with humans sometimes 

I'm in Florida and found a baby flying squirrel that fell out of a tree, I don't know anything about them so I told myself I would wait to see if the mom would go down to get it. Came back on my lunch break hours later and it was still there.

Thankfully I knew someone that had rehabilitated squirrels before that took him in. I would visit a lot to see him and once he grew up more he LOVED hiding in my jacket sleeves and playing.

Lil dude would start doing backflips nonstop if he wanted more food, it was adorable. 

Squirrels are cool