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Shelter found for homeless baby squirrels

Safe from the storm, these 5-week-old red squirrels are feeling quite at home at Sanctuary Wildlife Care centre in Morpeth, England.The squirrel's nest in Northumberland was blown down in 70 mph winds as the remnants of Hurricane Katia battered England. A passer-by took them to a veterinarian, who passed them on to the Sanctuary. When the squirrels are old enough, they will be released back in t

Safe from the storm, these 5-week-old red squirrels are feeling quite at home at Sanctuary Wildlife Care centre in Morpeth, England.

The squirrel's nest in Northumberland was blown down in 70 mph winds as the remnants of Hurricane Katia battered England. A passer-by took them to a veterinarian, who passed them on to the Sanctuary. When the squirrels are old enough, they will be released back in the wild.

Red squirrels often build their nests - called dreys - in the forks of tree trunks. They are native to Britain but numbers have dwindled with the rise of the American grey squirrel.