TIL that squirrels will adopt other squirrel babies if the parents die or are unable to care for them

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

I feel like that squirrel in particular though, was gonna nom nom that baby