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Infanticide & cannibalism in Yukon squirrels


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Death takes many forms for the red squirrels of the Yukon: Birds of prey strike from above while silent lynx stalk the snows below. And sometimes, red squirrels slay their own.

In a study published this week in The Scientific Naturalist, researchers report that North American red squirrel pups often fall victim to attacks from nearby males. Sometimes these murderous males also eat the youngsters they kill.

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/red-squirrel-infanticide-Yukon-cannibalism/

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