Baby Squirrel Chases Man, Calls Police to Rescue Him: Fact Check

Story:

In a bizarre incident in Germany, Baby Squirrel Chases Man who Calls Police for Help.

Other Versions

1. German Man Calls Police Because He’s Being Chased by a Baby Squirrel

2. German police rescue man chased by baby squirrel

Fact Check:

A message in circulation online claims that a Baby Squirrel Chases Man in Germany, and He Calls Police for Rescue. Although it sounds a bit funny, the incident is in fact true and is explained below in detail.

Image of The Baby Squirrel taken into Custody by German Police — The Baby Squirrel taken into Custody by German Police

Baby Squirrel Chases Man, Calls Police to Rescue Him

On 9th of August 2018, in the German City of Karlsruhe, a Baby Squirrel chased and troubled a man. He became impatient, angry and a bit threatened before calling a Police emergency number. A patrol came to the scene to investigate into the matter and rescue the man. However, they did not face much trouble to diffuse the situation. The infant red squirrel got tired of the chase and fell asleep. Eventually, Police officers caught the stubborn little creature without much trouble.

Image of Baby Squirrel Taken Care by German Police — Baby Squirrel Taken Care by German Police

On a lighter note, the Police officers liked the tiny rodent they caught in the bizarre incident. They named the baby Squirrel Karl-Friedrich and provided him care before handing it over to a rescue centre. Interestingly, Karlsruhe Police also tweeted about the incident, adding the determined little creature would be their station’s mascot.

„Hilfe, ich werde von einem #Eichhörnchen verfolgt!“ Eventuell mit diesen Worten richtete sich am Do, gegen 8:00 Uhr früh, ein Mann an den Karlsruher Polizeinotruf.

Zur PM: https://t.co/QwOz51pXH8

Eure #Polizei #Karlsruhe pic.twitter.com/hMIeu6g0tS

— Polizei Karlsruhe (@Polizei_KA) August 9, 2018

Squirrels Attacking Humans Not Uncommon

For your information, Squirrels sometimes chase human beings when they need food or help. Quite often, orphaned baby squirrels especially exhibit strange behavior. The squirrels that lost their mothers can focus their attention on one person as a replacement, and it can be pretty scary at times. On the other hand, there are also few incidents when the tiny rodents become aggressive and attack humans.