Orphan Baby Squirrel Is Seen In The Wild After 4 Months

The Dodo

This baby squirrel was found as an orphan — watch her go through a teenage phase, meet wild squirrels, and completely transform! We spoke with Dani who was so excited to see Roo again in the wild after 4 months!

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00:00On the first day, he mostly just wanted to sleep,

00:14but by the second day, he was feeling more active.

00:24He spent maybe two hours running around the house, climbing curtains, we sort of learnt

00:29how to play chase, and he finds his middle name, Chaos.

00:37I am amazed at how much his activity levels have changed.

00:43The baby squirrel knows me now, he's comfortable with me, the house, and our routine.

00:48But a house is no home for a wild animal.

00:52There's been a few moments where he goes to the window and just stops and watches outside.

00:58He needs to be outside, in his outdoor enclosure, which I need to make.

01:04He's a bit nervous.

01:08Welcome outside.

01:09What do you think?

01:12Go on.

01:15Roo has been in his enclosure for 20 minutes.

01:18It's alright Roo.

01:19And he keeps going back to his crate.

01:22I think he wants to go back in the house.

01:24What do you think?

01:26We'll try again tomorrow.

01:28The following day, Roo was feeling much more confident.

01:32Eventually, he does start to like the outside world.

01:38We watch Roo from the house, and he's finally met the wild squirrels.

01:47He's around three months now.

01:48This is the age that his mum would actually start picking him out.

01:53He's definitely ready to be released.

01:55Roo runs around the cage for hours.

01:57Ready?

01:58Welcome to the real world.

01:59What do you want to do?

02:00Let's go through some trees.

02:01There we go.

02:02To Rosie.

02:03I am absolutely astounded by Roo's instinct to make a home in the wild.

02:25Yeah, he's right at the top of this growing tree.

02:33A last peek, and we said goodbye to Roo.

02:38To help him in the wild, we're going to install a feeding station and a dray box.

02:44This might be the last time I see him this autumn.

02:47If it is, have a good autumn, and remember to find food.

02:55That was Roo.

02:58He had incredibly long ear tufts and was a little nervous.

03:05This is the best possible outcome.

03:08Thank you, Roo, for sharing your world with us.

03:11Thank you for this incredible journey we've shared with you.

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