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Orphaned red squirrel kit found taking shelter under hen at Scottish farm

The Fife farm said the red squirrel kit must have been in its hen house sleeping under a chicken for ‘several days’

Chris Brayford
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The red squirrel kit was found under a hen on a Fife farm to seek warmth and shelter after becoming separated from its mother (Scottish SPCA)
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The red squirrel kit was found under a hen on a Fife farm to seek warmth and shelter after becoming separated from its mother (Scottish SPCA)

A red squirrel kit who had been separated from its mother found shelter in the most unlikely of places on a Fife farm. Scottish SPCA said the red squirrel was found under a hen on August 16 at a farm...

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