But Squirrel Nutkin, whose cautionary tale of impertinence (and maybe working-class rebellion) was published in 1903, nonetheless endeared generations of Brits to the reddish rodents native to their ...

A squirrel feeds with the help of volunteer Marla Saville at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Longmont. Tiny claw marks crisscross Bob Nightwalker’s arms and hands. He doesn’t mind, though.