Baby squirrels look cute – but would you have known how they sound? In the video you can experience what sounds they make when you get very close.
Okay, hand on heart: who of us could spontaneously say what a squirrel actually sounds like? We have probably all seen them in the wild before – but the animals are more shy and scurry away so quickly that they have no time to make acoustic contact. But still it is somehow astonishing that we squirrels cannot assign a sound, for the fact that they are so widespread in Germany (a problem that pigeons do not have to deal with). Sure, they won't bark or crow loudly now – but then what? Purr? Beep? Fortunately, there is now a particularly cute video proof of how squirrel sounds sound.
"Mother of the Squirrels" takes a sensational picture
British wildlife photographer Dani Conor recently discovered her heart for squirrels: when she found a squirrel mother who had been run over by a car, she was certain that she was certain to have babies nearby who were now completely helpless. And indeed: After a brief search, Dani first discovered one, then a total of four mini-squirrels that tried to get through without their mother. The photographer spontaneously decided to take care of the orphaned animals. From now on she spent four to six hours a day in the forest with her new protégés and made sure that they could have a safe and stable start in life even without their mother. The animals soon began to trust her and Dani jokingly described herself as the "Mother of Squirrels".
One-time recordings
Of course, she always had her camera with her – and so one day she had the idea of approaching a squirrel baby very closely with the microphone for a video while it was feeding. The normally shy animal had no concerns with its "surrogate mother" – and so Dani was able to record crystal-clear how the mini-squirrel made small happy noises while eating. In the video above you can hear for yourself how cute that sounds!