Baby Red Squirrels Orphaned by Hurricane Katrina | The Cute Show

Hurricane Katrina knocked over the wee home of some precious baby red squirrels. Luckily, the orphans were quickly relocated and now live with their foster mother, Eileen, in England. We stopped by her house at feeding time to make some furry new friends. See more cute animals at vice.com/the-cute-show
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[@bearythebear69]

I raised an eastern grey squirrel and let her go about two months ago and she still visits so I can give her snacks and scratch her side (she really loves it) Also she hates every other human which is good for her survival.

[@pippi2285]

Eastern grey squirrels kill red squirrels

[@helentee9863]

@@pippi2285 no they don't, what they actually do is out compete them,by eating the same food. Although gray squirrels are a lot less fussy about food than reds

[@embroideredragdoll]

@@helentee9863 they do carry squirrel pox which inadvertently kills reds as they’re not immune to it.

[@_UPRC]

When the sleepy squirrel's head was being stroked, I think every shred of manliness inside of me suddenly vanished.

[@seibtk]

I know how you feel, I instinctively reached for my balls to make sure I still had them.

[@bradleysprague4510]

Me to

[@switchdogdotorg]

+Operation Sarcastic Hamster BAHAHAHAHAAHAH

[@MeanOldLady]

Caring for & protecting others is the best ideal of manliness.

[@thomasraahauge5231]

Compassion is not unmanly. Not being able to look after others than your self is unmanly. Also unwomanly, but somehow, that has never been an issue. We mammals have strong nurturing instincts - strong enough to bridge the gap between speciesm - and the instinct is not gender-based, but can be strengthened or weakened during our upbringing. Plus, red squirrels are without the cutest animal I know. True story :)

[@jpiano2]

Lady you are the greatest ....they melt my heart to

[@nailujdnomaid9076]

where do they melt your heart to?

[@nico1et]

i agree - red squirrels are certainly one of the cutest (& people can be really mean to them) - i love them

[@wizardtardle8864]

They will DEAFEAT the evil of the gray squirrel

[@ScaryTaco]

Oh my GOODNESS watching them all fall asleep at the same time wrapped around each other like human siblings do just made my heart melt! I wouldn't be able to let them go!

[@lifreu]

the world is a jungle and some animals are the good-hearted humans who have to help them, my thanks to this good-hearted lady

[@johnnydtractive]

Omg I just grinned from ear to ear the whole time I watched this. So cute, & this woman is doing god's work to take such good care of them & then release them back to the trees & freedom.

[@sappy.3xe]

Red squirrels are so cute >~

[@RetroGamer99999]

I think the word "cute" just isn't enough to describe these animals. We have to invent a new word for it :D

[@MsAnimeraven]

agree there super cute

[@RetroGamer99999]

still not enough :D

[@MsAnimeraven]

i love red squirrels

[@RetroGamer99999]

yeah the're pretty cute, but the coolest animals for me are still flying squirrels. Just imagine how cool life would be if you could use your own fur as a wingsuit :)

[@MsAnimeraven]

true

[@kierentari3608]

Bless how lovely.

[@katherineuribe2952]

the cutest little things ever in life!

[@SmanGamerXD]

The ending of this video was very bittersweet TTnTT

[@andrewwatts9884]

Squirrels are one of the cutest rodents. :)

[@gwenratcliffe3815]

It's wonderful this woman cared enough to rescue these baby squirrels. So cute and adorable.😊❤

[@tinyspeaker]

Eilene is a lovely woman.

[@scottrackley4457]

Ma'am, you be affored a special place in heaven. Suffer the little ones to come unto me, or some such.

[@MissPurpur]

Wouldn't it be dangerous for them to be released if they grew up in captivity!?

[@feorag]

MissPurpur Not if they are released correctly. There is a hard release or soft release option with wildlife. Most injured wildlife are fine with a hard release, which is literally open the door and let them go. Orphaned wildlife that has been handreared like my squirrels, can't be hard released as they have to learn how to find their own food etc, so they have a soft release. These squirrels were a late litter, so wouldn't have had time to cache a larder to get them through the winter. So they were put in a pen in the garden where they were originally found and looked after over the winter, with minimal human contact. In late spring the door to the pen was opened and they were left to their own devices as to whether to leave or stay, but food was constantly left for them, long after they left the pen, until they learned self sufficiency.

[@poopyhelena]

i had 3 squirrels and all they wanted to do was jump in my coffee. got to be on the defense, like this lady!

[@248KobeLakers]

That woman is so kind

[@tweetybiird674]

I had two tiny squirrels whom we saved and kept at home n treated like our own babies. They were so active n naughty so we named one as naughty n d other one as sweety. I can call it as my happiest days n watching them always never made me bored. Trust me they are the cutest ones. They both died. one due to an accident n the other was sick... Miss them so much...

[@helenhoffman310]

Thank you so much for uploading this caring expose about raising a batch of baby red squirrels; just gorgeous, and they wouldn't have made it without your help. Such an endangered group need all the help they can get. Delightful.

[@zacharytami88]

They are so cute! So lucky to have found a great foster home who knows they belong in the wild! Good for you Eileen!

[@carlberg7503]

Hurricane Katrina was in New Orleans, so how did the squirrels wind up over in England? Despite my geographical confusion, I loved watching these beautiful babies play with their Mother.

[@Nudiescorner]

Yes I agree it's ALL ABOUT THE TUFTS!!! SOOO ADORABLE!!!!!

[@claudia31531]

I'm happy to see that the babies are well . They are incredibly cute . Thanks for sharing

[@rahimrahmad8862]

such an angel job..

[@AnaMaria-ft6iv]

This women is living my childhood dream!

[@tanoo101]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andreanicolas9363]

How lovely ,Cute n Gorgeous, You're really kind and very Nice...WoW still humans walking on earth...fabulous! Gives me hope... Poor little Lovelies! Thanks for taking care for them n posting! Take Good Care.

[@AlexandraStubbs]

They are adorable! Thank you for sharing!

[@LaundryChuteLLC]

I lost my baby squirrel a few days ago so I'm watching these hoping it will cheer me up some

[@purplefries2793]

awww

[@retrojimmyx]

I thought I had it under control with Kittens videos but now I realise that was just the start.

[@itsmyturmnow]

OMG! they sleep together :')

[@65wiseman]

So sweet! Don't see them too often anymore.

[@belka1983]

Awwwww... that's really all I can say... awwwww

[@irishtino1595]

I raised orphaned grey squirrels when I was a kid. I had five, they were the most fun I experienced that summer. When I walked into my room they would dive on me and chase each other around (btw they have sharp claws). Never bit me, just played and slept.

[@bird1751]

they are the cutest things and different from the reds up here in new england.. thank you for caring for them =D

[@LPKLife]

Much respect to vice for these videos i love em

[@catskitchen3162]

We need more people like Her

[@squirrellymcnutsack603]

Who could thumb down a video with baby squirrels? Some people are heartless.

[@lasheron]

I wish I had their life.....man....:-/

[@TheAl3x]

I live in Northern Ontario, in Canada. and theres tons of these little wild guys. They are cute but they can be little pests, and by pests I mean they get under siding, get into insulation, and stuff like that. They don't mean to be pests they just try to find new spots for their nests and find materials to make their nests.

[@lilzig420]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Thanks Vice for cheering me up lolz.

[@iloirtimusiikista]

AWWWWWWWW..........I love red squirrels....

[@iloirtimusiikista]

They are adorable!!!!!!

[@iloirtimusiikista]

Oh the little hammock for the squirrel to sleep in! They are lucky squirrels, this lady is a fabulous squirrel mom! Yes, those little tufts on the ears get me too.

[@ThePedrosanta]

So cool I love our red .Freedy!

[@Expatriate1977]

just wonderful!

[@matthewdds81]

So precious! :)

[@faeryfirefly]

too freaking adorable!

[@baillieacepage78]

awwwwwwwww

[@SuperDman90000]

I need to drive a powerstroke lift weights shoot guns and listen to heavy metal after this video....

[@thomasraahauge5231]

Compassion is not unmanly. Not being able to look after others than your self is unmanly. Also unwomanly, but somehow, that has never been an issue. We mammals have strong nurturing instincts - strong enough to bridge the gap between speciesm - and the instinct is not gender-based, but can be strengthened or weakened during our upbringing.

[@susannicholls5]

Delightful

[@asytippyy352]

I was gonna lose my s*** before she said she was gonna reintroduce them. Thank you so much for being responsible madam. And thank you Dodo for giving publicity to the right kind of animal lovers.

[@msg36093]

Red squirrel = best squirrel!

[@WaitingForTheSandman]

aww, what a sweet woman too,

[@TechReviewGermany]

this was awesome.

[@ppganselmo]

them sleeping is the cutest

[@michaelschmidt5702]

so sweet!!

[@CherrieOlausson]

Cutest squirrel video by far!!!

[@sstbvytuvb4796]

This video made me so happy😂

[@whitepantherzem9026]

soooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuut

[@inquistire]

SNUGGLE! :) loved that at the end was just to cute!!!!!

[@jaynemarie81]

Red squirrel nap time = off the radar cuteness

[@primrosekitty2473]

from 6 years i'v finally came back to me you

[@Blue_Azure101]

There are good people in this world

[@intotheEnd]

Gawd, cuteness overload

[@notthepepperspray]

...the lovely squirrel lady. They just "go nuts" over her!

[@saoirsecoffey1583]

I love them they are so cute we were studying them in school and we watched this video

[@lillies1436]

Omg so cute!

[@paulaspart5709]

They climb her the way the squirrels around here climb trees!

[@hagalathekido]

love how they sleep XD

[@aethertech]

I can't find me balls. Oh...there they are. Thought I lost them for a few minutes here.

[@Mosquito-balls]

Dude after i watched i had meat check myself

[@thomasraahauge5231]

Compassion is not unmanly. Not being able to look after others than your self is unmanly. Also unwomanly, but somehow, that has never been an issue. We mammals have strong nurturing instincts - strong enough to bridge the gap between speciesm - and the instinct is not gender-based, but can be strengthened or weakened during our upbringing.

[@valaha]

awww, how cute when they are going to sleep at end :)))

[@usaaok]

cutest ending ever

[@Canuckchick32]

Lil squirrels awwwwwww 🐿🥜😚

[@131mikezz]

Sooooo cute

[@positivencouragement]

That is great, so interesting they explore and look about all day then just like any toddler they get tired by days end, ready for a good rest. Animal rehabilitation is important work.

[@janefontein3964]

Im gonna have to agree wıth her, red squırrels are about the cutest thıngs ever :)

[@ZornAllein]

I LOVE THE CUTE SHOW!!!!!

[@SeaBassVamp]

We have adopted a lot of animals from England, but the squirrel was not one. Fox, yes.

[@vanessaandreia17]

Where I can apply for a job? I swear I can help Eileen to take care of these beauties! :D

[@84NightOwl]

omg too cute

[@markissboi3583]

9 years la8tr 2020👍❤

[@simmick1]

I prefer grey squirrels but those squirrels are absolutely gorgeous.

[@RobertLeeMonterroso]

Awwww

[@serenityofsquirrels4403]

Red squirrel orphans! Aw, poor little fellers...

[@jessicamason4598]

Lovely babies , I’d love to raise some

[@paulaspart5709]

Cute!

[@squirriithesquirrel]

Wow!!!

[@linforcer]

Hurricane Katrina, northumberland, 2011, something doesn't add up....

[@mulirou]

coisa mais linda 😍

[@leowyeyi]

CUTE♥

[@Mrk00k00dud3]

Why does this remind me of a fairy tale?

[@harpyprince7342]

One minute ad, no skip button.

[@clintonbeckway4171]

CUTE!!!!!!!!

[@MadCatAttack123]

0:37 Cat's all like: "I'm the luckiest bastard alive, look at all the emergency rations / chew-toys my human keeps around."

[@kerianhalcyon2769]

When it comes to squirrels, red squirrels are probably some of my favorites. Both the European/British variety and the ones we have in America. As far as I am aware I've only seen red squirrels here where I live though I'll have to have a closer look.

[@switchdogdotorg]

+Halcyon Industries (KerianH) the european ones are somehow cuter than the british ... they are a bit darker/red and no white spot ... just super adorable

[@Minksqiii]

Forever Alone.

[@GNWP67]

Aww it's so cute I'm gonna.......DIE !!!!!

[@lukekendall2484]

That was cute no dought about it