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POPSLarge dog savaged by killer squirrels continues: Mikhail Tiyunov, a scientist in the region, said it was the first he had ever heard of such an attack. While squirrels without sources of protein might attack birds' nests, he said, the idea of them chewing a dog to death was "absurd". "If it really happened, things must be pretty bad in our forests," he added. Komosmolskaya Pravda notes that in a previous incident this autumn chipmunks terrorised cats in a part of the territory. A Lazo man who called himself only Mikhalich said there had been "no pine cones at all" in the local forests this year. "The little beasts are agitated because they have nothing to eat," he added.
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POPSPrairie Dogs Many years ago I rescued two of these lovable highly intelligent little creatures from a crummy pet shop. They shared my home for many years. I cried like baby when eventually one by one they died from old age. My only consolation was that each lived approximately three times their normal natural lifespan. Their names were Persephony and Bridget.