By Tim Binnall
Workers at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Wisconsin managed to successfully free five baby squirrels that had become tangled together by their tails. According to a Facebook post from the Wisconsin Humane Society, the so-called 'squirrel king' was discovered by a concerned citizen who reported the oddity to the agency.
They explained that the creatures' predicament had been exacerbated by long pieces of grass and plastic which had been used for nest material by their mother. When veterinarians got their hands on the entangled squirrels, the distressed creatures were said to be "wiggly and unruly" as well as aggressive towards anyone trying to handle them.
As such, the rambunctious rodents were anesthetized so that the monstrous knot at the center of the squirrel circle could be unraveled. Workers proceeded to cut away at the grass and plastic while carefully avoiding the animals' tails. Fortunately, after only about 20 minutes, the creatures could be separated and they are currently recovering from the weird ordeal.