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Leprosy in Medieval England Probably Came From Red Squirrels
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoMedieval residents of Winchester, England, probably got their leprosy from red squirrels in the...
How to Keep Squirrels Out of Your Garden
Real Simple· 4 days ago"Try to find ways to co-exist with the squirrels, or whatever wildlife it is, because going to war with them will likely mean that you will lose," says...
Squirrels may have given medieval Britons leprosy
BBC via AOL· 21 hours agoHumans may have caught leprosy from squirrels in medieval times, researchers say. They studied human and red squirrel bones from archaeological sites in...
The Surprising Animal Spreading One of Humanity’s Most Cursed Diseases
The Atlantic· 24 hours agoKathleen Walker-Meikle, a historian at the University of Basel, in Switzerland, ponders the Middle...
In medieval England, leprosy spread between red squirrels and people, genome evidence shows
Phys.org· 24 hours agoEvidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red...
Fox squirrels larger, more colorful than grey cousins
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoALBANY — Georgia is home to the largest species of tree squirrel living in North America. The fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) can regularly be seen in southwest ...
Video: Rescued squirrels will soon return to the wild
Sioux City Journal· 5 hours agoStephanie Rigby talks about how she takes care of these young squirrels and other animals to...
Leprosy ‘may have spread between red squirrels and humans in medieval England’
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoLeprosy may have spread between red squirrels and humans between 10th and 11th century in England,...
Are the Squirrels Treating Your Bird Feeders Like a Buffet? One of These Feeders Will Help
Country Living via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBest Squirrel-Proof Bird FeedersZen Rial - Getty Images As far as epic rivalries go, Human vs. ...
Leprous squirrels spread disease in medieval England, study finds
Courthouse News Service· 23 hours agoNow, the humble red squirrel plays a major role in the narrative. “The history of leprosy is far...
