Mother Squirrel

Did you know that mother squirrels carry their babies in their mouth? I did not know that until my friend and I witnessed this in action! We thought the poor squirrel had a growth, but while I was changing to my zoom lens my friend saw the mother squirrel climb up the tree, and a baby squirrel climbed out of the mother's mouth! The mother squirrel watched my friend and I while protecting the baby, and I proceeded to snap photographs of the mother squirrel.