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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

In rare instances:

"What we found was that squirrels will only adopt an orphaned pup when the costs of adoption are low and when the orphans carry a large percentage of the same genes such as siblings, nieces or nephews rather than more distant relatives."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100601114631.htm

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