Grateful Squirrel Returns to Say ‘Thank You’ to Woman Who Saved Him

Sheila Mattie, of Wareham, Massachusetts, plays with the squirrel she nursed back to health and returned to the wild when he dropped by her house for a visit. Facebook | Sheila Mattie

Can wild animals express gratefulness to the humans who save their lives? They definitely can, and here is one such story of a squirrel that comes back to visit his savior.

In August 2018, Sheila Mattie, from Wareham, Massachusetts, shared a video of how she got “acquainted” with a wild little furry critter after rescuing it and nursing it back to health.