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Indiana wildlife rescue performs life-saving surgery on trio of baby squirrels with tails tangled together

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Weather, F. (2026, October 16). Indiana wildlife rescue performs life-saving surgery on trio of baby squirrels with tails tangled together. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/lifestyle/indiana-wildlife-rescue-performs-life-saving-surgery-on-trio-of-baby-squirrels-with-tails-tangled-together/

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ReWilding Indiana recently performed surgery to separate and amputate the tails of three 12-week-old baby squirrels that were found entangled at the tail in a condition called “squirrel king.” The director of Wildlife Rehabilitation, Jennifer Hancock, stated that while the squirrels are adjusting well post-surgery, they face challenges without their tails, which serve multiple functions such as balance and communication. The squirrels, named Charles, Solomon, and Francesca after royalty, will be monitored in an outdoor enclosure to see if they can adapt before potential release back into the wild.

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ReWilding Indiana recently performed life-saving surgery on three 12-week-old baby squirrels whose tails were tangled together in a rare condition known as a "squirrel king." Jennifer Hancock, director of Wildlife Rehabilitation for ReWilding Indiana, stated that a good Samaritan brought the injured squirrels to their wildlife hospital. Due to severe damage to their tails, veterinarians had to amputate them; each squirrel now has only about an inch left on their tails. Squirrels typically rely on their tails for balance, communication, temperature control, and defense. Once they recover from surgery, the squirrels will be placed in an outdoor enclosure with climbing opportunities to assess their ability to survive in the wild without full tails.

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Indiana ReWilding ReWilding Indiana Wildlife Rehabilitation for ReWilding Indiana

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Hancock PERSON · 3× Indiana GPE · 2× Charles PERSON · 1× Francesca PERSON · 1× Jennifer Hancock PERSON · 1× ReWilding ORG · 1× ReWilding Indiana ORG · 1× Solomon PERSON · 1× Wildlife Rehabilitation for ReWilding Indiana ORG · 1×

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Jennifer Hancock, director of Wildlife Rehabilitation for ReWilding Indiana, said a good Samaritan found the squirrels and brought them to their wildlife hospital. “Because of all the damage done to their tails, they had to have their tails amputated,” Hancock said.

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2026-10-16 · New York Post

Indiana wildlife rescue performs life-saving surgery on trio of baby squirrels with tails tangled together · assertive framing

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Three young squirrels recently had separation surgery after being found tied together at the tail in a rare condition called a “squirrel king.” asserted

squirrels → have → condition

A squirrel king happens when a group of two or more baby squirrels become essentially tied together when their tails get tangled in nesting materials like grass, leaves or stray hair. asserted

tails → happen → grass

As the squirrels grow, their tails never become untangled, so they remain stuck together in this position. asserted

they → grow → position

Recently, ReWilding Indiana took in a trio of squirrels caught in this unfortunate and very rare situation, performing life-saving surgery to separate the 12-week-old squirrels. asserted

Indiana → take → squirrels

Hancock → say → tails

“They have about an inch left on their tails.” asserted

They → have → tails

Squirrels have many uses for their bushy tails, including: balance, communication, temperature control and defense. asserted

Squirrels → have → balance

Which means losing their tails, which had to happen to ensure their survival and quality of life, can have some big impacts. asserted

which → mean → impacts

So far, everything is looking good. asserted

everything → look → ?

“They’re doing really well,” Hancock said. asserted

Hancock → do → ?

“Eating and drinking great, and climbing all over their cage.” She said they have hammocks and toys in their cage to climb on. asserted

they → eat → cage

Once they’ve healed from their surgery, the squirrels will be put into an outdoor enclosure with lots of climbing opportunities to see how they handle their lack of tail in a large space as a test for being in the wild. asserted

they → heal → wild

Hancock said because Indiana’s weather is temperamental, the rescue will likely keep the squirrels through the winter, which gives them an opportunity to adjust more to having no tail before potentially being released. asserted

which → say → tail

She said it’s possible none of the squirrels are released, but some or all three could be if they adjust well. uncertain

they → say → squirrels

This is ReWilding Indiana’s first case of squirrel king, considering it’s such a rare occurrence. asserted

it → consider → king

They named the squirrels Charles, Solomon and Francesca after royalty. asserted

They → name → royalty