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Published online 7 February 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020204-5
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Grey squirrels nick reds' nuts
Food theft may be starving red squirrels.
Grey squirrels can be thieves as well as bullies and virus-ridden vectors of disease. The greys' pilfering of their fellow animals' food stores could have fuelled their rise and red squirrels' concomitant demise.
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