Baby squirrel on Boston subway terrifies commuters but then starts snuggling with them in bizarre scenes
- A baby squirrel hopped on to a Boston commuter trolley on Monday morning
- Passengers were first frightened by the creature but then helped it on its way
- The squirrel was pictured snuggling up to a commuter and was fed a granola bar
- The animal remained cradled in the arms of a passenger before it was let off
A baby squirrel made its way onto a Boston commuter trolley and warmed the hearts of commuters when it snuggled up to one of them.
The cute creature hopped on an inbound Red Line car at Ashmont station and created ‘minor pandemonium’ before passengers came together to let it off two stops later.
Passenger Rosanne Foley, the executive director of the Boston Landmarks Commission, posted a Twitter photo of the squirrel resting on another person’s arm.
The squirrel first frightened passengers who jumped out of their seats, but they soon started to warm up to it and help the animal of the train on Monday morning.
A squirrel, (pictured), is perched on the arm of a passenger as the train passes through Dorchester, Boston on Monday morning. The animal hopped on the train at Ashmont station
She told boston.com someone even tried to feed the rodent a piece of granola bar, but wasn’t sure if it was eaten.
The animal remained cradled for two stops and was let off by passengers at Fields Corner, an aboveground Red Line station.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spokeswoman Lisa Battiston commended the kindness of passengers but warned against interacting with wild animals on a train.
Foley said one woman got out a cloth reusable bag, bent down, and gently wrapped the squirrel to pick it up.
The squirrel ‘snuggled in her arms’ and let the passenger stroke its head. She branded the moment ‘very adorable.’
She added: ‘We were thinking best to release above ground where it could see trees rather than underground in Shawmut.’
The squirrel first frightened passengers who jumped out of their seats, but they soon started to warm up to it and help the animal of the train on Monday morning
MBTA spokeswoman Lisa Battiston told boston.com that transit agency staff are still working to identify the squirrel’s whereabouts.
She said: ‘We appreciate the compassion of MBTA riders aboard the Red Line this morning, though we also encourage customers to be extremely cautious if they come into contact with an animal on the T.
‘It is not advised to interact with stray animals (however adorable they may appear).’
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