Why ‘Zombie Squirrels’ Have Been Appearing In The U.S. And Canada

News of “zombie squirrels” appearing in the U.S. and Canada may be a bit shocking to squirrels and humans. (Photo: Getty) getty

The idea of “zombie squirrels” may seem a bit nuts to you. But that’s the term that people have been using to describe what they’ve been seeing in the U.S. and Canada— squirrels with strange, at times bleeding, lumps all over their bodies. These lumps can make them look a bit like the characters seen on the TV series Walking Dead —the undead ones without speaking parts, that is. Except these squirrels aren’t actually undead. They’re very much alive but probably suffering from what’s called squirrel fibromatosis.

Zombie Squirrels Are Actually Squirrels With Tumors

It’s called fibromatosis because the lumps are tumors called fibromas. A fibroma is a non-cance