Their mean and moody expressions suggest: Go on, punk, make my day.And when any rival is foolish enough to stray on to their territory, the result is terrifying. In scenes more like a violent Quentin Tarantino movie than a wildlife shoot, one Cape ground squirrel delivers a ferocious attack on an interloper.

Reservoir squirrels: The fur flies as the battle rages

Ka-pow: The fighters hit the ground

Reservoir squirrels: The fur flies as the battle rages


The rodent uses its bushy tail to shield it from the sun and pumps it up and down as an alarm signal to other members of the pack.
When, that is, it isn't beating the living daylights out of the neighbours.

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